8th Circuit Holds 2 Petitions for Review of FCC Digital Divide Order in Abeyance

In light of the FCC’s notice Wednesday to the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation that 10 petitions for review are pending in six appellate courts, all challenging the commission’s Nov. 20 digital divide order (see 2402070058), the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hold the two petitions under its watch in abeyance, said its two separate orders Thursday. The petitions are from the Minnesota Telecom Alliance (docket 24-1179) and the Missouri Internet & Television Association (docket 24-1183). The cases will be held in abeyance pending further order from the panel, said the orders.