• by Wendy Davis  @wendyndavis, January 20, 2011

Verizon said today it has asked the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to annul net neutrality rules recently passed by the Federal Communications Commission.

"We are deeply concerned by the FCC's assertion of broad authority for sweeping new regulation of broadband networks and the Internet itself," Michael E. Glover, Verizon senior vice president and deputy general counsel, said in a statement. "We believe this assertion of authority goes well beyond any authority provided by Congress, and creates uncertainty for the communications industry, innovators, investors and consumers."