A U.S. appeals court has denied requests by several broadband providers and trade groups to delay the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules while they challenge the regulations.

The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Thursday denied 10 requests to delay the implementation of the rules. The court’s denial of the stay requests means the new net neutrality rules will go into effect as scheduled Friday, even as 10 lawsuits against the rules go forward at the appeals court.

The groups requesting a stay of the rules “have not satisfied the stringent requirements for a stay pending court review,” a panel of three judges wrote Thursday.

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