New U.S. Internet traffic regulations, known as net neutrality rules, will go into effect on Friday after a federal appeals court rejected the telecommunications industry’s request to partly suspend their implementation while they are being litigated. The ruling on Thursday marked an early win for the Federal Communications Commission, whose assertion of a broader enforcement authority over Internet service providers is being challenged in court by AT&T Inc and cable and wireless industry groups. In a short statement, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declined to suspend the regulations and said that “petitioners have not satisfied the stringent requirements,” which included proving irreparable harm from the rules’ implementation.

Source: Court declines to suspend U.S. net neutrality rules – Yahoo Finance