Verizon Communications refuses to petition against Federal Communications Commission

The American telecommunications and broadband company, Verizon Communications, has decided not to file a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission. Verizon news reported this conclusion that the broadband company has taken the significant decision of not participating in the lawsuit filed by trade groups representing Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The association of ISPs has decided to petition against the newly made neutrality laws of the Communications Commission. The reason behind the resolution of not filing a case is the consequent backfire of the lawsuit filed by the telecommunications giant in 2010. The company won the lawsuit but the decision of the federal court played its role in toughening the life for the telecom giant as the verdict called for even stronger rules.

Verizon news today testifies the verdict as the business has decided that it would support the lawsuit filed by the trade unions, as it believes that the commission has acted in an illegitimate manner. Petitioning through trade groups will probably make the life of Verizon communications quite convenient. Suing through these groups will permit the company to organize its legal efforts and protect itself from the reaction of the commission. Verizon breaking news also stated regarding the telecommunications firms that The National Cable & Telecommunications Associations, United States Telecom, and CTIA - The Wireless Association, would be petitioning against the commission.

Apart from Verizon communications, the internet service provider, Comcast Corporation, and others are also likely to allow industry trade unions to independently contest the legal battle against the commission and punish the agency over its net neutrality rules. It is speculated that by allowing the trade unions to fight the legal battle on their own, the internet services providers would be able to shield their reputation from negative publicity. In their petition, the trade groups would plead that the decision of the commission to classify the mobile broadband under Title 2 is illegitimate and against the rights of the internet service providers.

The petitions from trade unions are most likely to oppose both, the content of the rules and the process of administration employed to enact them. The officials of the Federal Communications Commission have said that they believe the new laws are based on strong legitimate grounds, and were imposed in a legal and open manner. Not every internet service provider opposes the laws of the commission as the firm T-Mobile is still evaluating the rules stated by its Chief Executive Officer, John Legere. The question arises that to what extent the litigation is able to succeed in making sure that such laws are amended.