 At issue was whether the FCC could regulate Internet service providers with regards to network neutrality.On June 27, 2005, in National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X Internet Services, The United States Supreme Court applying the Chevron doctrine upheld a determination by the FCC that cable Internet providers were an "information service," and not a "telecommunications service" as classified under the Telecommunications Act of 1996.BrandX had argued that the FCC must regulate cable Internet providers as common carriers under the Communications Act of 1934.