US appeals court will not rehear 'net neutrality' challenge

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai recently proposed to undo the 2015 net neutrality rules that reclassified internet providers like public utilities. — Reuters

WASHINGTON: A federal appeals court on May 1 declined to rehear a challenge to the Obama administration's landmark "net neutrality" rules requiring Internet providers to guarantee equal access to all websites.

The decision by the full appeals court in Washington not to reconsider a three-judge panel's decision that upheld the ruling comes days after Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai proposed to undo the 2015 net neutrality that reclassified Internet providers like public utilities.