Net Neutrality Rules Expire as Backers Turn to Congress, Courts

The Obama-era net neutrality regulations that barred broadband providers from slowing or blocking internet traffic expired Monday, a major milestone in a debate that continues in the courts and Congress as Democrats press to restore the rules.

Democrats are less than 50 votes from advancing a resolution in the House of Representatives to reinstate the 2015 rules. The measure already passed the Senate. Meanwhile, web companies, 22 states and the District of Columbia <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"P4KLPC6KLVR6","_id":"0000017a-5812-d0db-abfe-f937c6090000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">are suing to overturn the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"P0YX3H6JIJUO","_id":"0000017a-5812-d0db-abfe-f937c6090001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">December decision by the Republican-led Federal Communications Commission.

The fate of the rules, which have been debated for more than a decade, ...