Current National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) and former FCC Chairman Michael Powell said in an interview with CNET last week that the upcoming DC Circuit Court’s decision on the FCC’s Open Internet Order, as well as the 2016 presidential election and possible congressional action, have the potential to soon cause chaos in the telecommunications industry.
The DC Circuit’s decision is expected any day now, and a complete win by either the FCC or Internet service providers (ISPs) would almost certainly be appealed to the US Supreme Court, leading to two to three years of more industry uncertainty.
