Comcast Corp. v. FCC
| Comcast Corp. v. FCC | |
|---|---|
| Court | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit |
| Full case name | Comcast Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America |
| Argued | January 8 2010 |
| Decided | April 6 2010 |
| Citation | 600 F. 3d 642 |
| Holding | |
| The FCC does not have ancillary jurisdiction over Comcast's Internet service under the language of the Communications Act of 1934. | |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Chief Judge David B. Sentelle; Circuit Judges Arthur Raymond Randolph and David S. Tatel |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Judge Tatel, joined by Chief Judge Sentelle and Judge Randolph |
Comcast Corp. v. FCC, 600 F.3d 642 (D.C. Cir., 2010), is a case at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia holding that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) does not have ancillary jurisdiction over the content delivery choices of Internet service providers, under the language of the Communications Act of 1934. In so holding, the Court vacated a 2008 order issued by the FCC that asserted jurisdiction over network management policies and censured Comcast from interfering with its subscribers' use of peer-to-peer software. The case has been regarded as an important precedent on whether the FCC can regulate network neutrality.