Challenge to FCC Preemption of State Prohibition on Municipal Broadband to be Heard in March

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has set oral argument for 9:00 a.m., Thursday, March 17, 2016 on the appeals brought by the States of Tennessee and North Carolina challenging the FCC’s order striking down provisions of those states’ laws that would otherwise prevent municipalities from providing broadband service. The court allotted 15 minutes per side, to be shared by the parties and the intervenors on both sides of the issue.

The details of the order on review are available here and here.