According to Reuters, oral arguments will be heard at the federal appeals court on 1 February. California will therefore stay its laws until the court’s decision and any reviews by the US Supreme Court.
California's law came under quick fire from telecom trade associations USTelecom, CTIA, NCTA and ACA as well as from the US Department of Justice.
Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai noted the fact with satisfaction, saying the “substantial concession reflects the strength of the case made by the US earlier this month,” that affairs such as net neutrality are a federal and not state affair. “The internet is inherently an interstate information service, as the Supreme Court has recognised, which means that only the federal government can set policy in this area,” Pai continued.
The trade associations also expressed satisfaction with the move.
