In its ruling, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said the regulations implicates a "major question,” and the FCC has "failed to satisfy the high bar for imposing such regulations.”

"Net neutrality is likely a major question requiring clear congressional authorization,” the court wrote in its ruling.

"As the Commission rule itself explains, broadband services are absolutely essential to modern day life, facilitating employment, education, healthcare, commerce, community-building, communication, and free expression, to say nothing of broadband’s importance to national security and public safety,” the court wrote.

"Because the broadband providers have shown that they are likely to succeed on the merits and that the equities support them, we grant the stay,” the court concluded.

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