On March 23, 2017, the US Senate approved a joint resolution that could repeal the order “Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services” (“Order”) published on November 2016. See here.
The joint resolution passed by the US Senate and House of Representatives disapproves the Order submitted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code.
The joint resolution now heads to the House of Representatives. The Order will be nullified if the joint resolution is approved by the House and signed by the President (Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. §801(b)(1)).
Subsequently, the FCC would be prevented from reissuing the rules unless authorized by a law enacted after the date of the joint resolution. (Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. §801(b)(2)).
The decision had already been challenged by several Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and cable associations which filed numerous Petitions for Reconsideration. See here and here.
On March 1, 2017, the FCC had granted a Stay Petition in part, and ordered a “stay on an interim basis” of certain aspects of the 2016 Order. [se vuoi notizia in draft http://www.technethics.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=9379&action=edit].
Further reviews by the FCC would not be necessary if the Order is approved by the House and signed by the President.
S.J. Res. 34, 115th Cong. (as approved by the Senate, Mar. 23, 2017) is available at https://www.congress.gov…
Originally published on Technethics on March 2017