Industry challenges constitutionality of FCC's proposed privacy rules for broadband Internet

The telecommunications and cable industries are raising constitutional questions about the Federal Communications Commission's proposed privacy regulations for Internet service providers, setting up a major legal battle that could end up before the Supreme Court.

The industries argue the FCC proposal violates First Amendment free speech and equal protection rights, among other allegations.

“Because the FCC’s proposed rules would violate the First Amendment and, at minimum, would raise a host of grave constitutional questions, they should not be adopted,” according...