U.S. telecommunication giant Verizon tries to challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Open Internet Rules by having a constitutional claims for the right to edit the internet pending at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 

If Verizon’s current assertions were allowed to prevail, the consequences for American society and our economy would be very grave. Every aspect of business and social conduct increasingly depends on access to information and collaboration on the Internet.