FCC's Wheeler confident Supreme Court will back net neutrality

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler said he's confident new rules requiring equal treatment of all Internet traffic — which were upheld by a federal appeals court in Washington — can survive a review by the US Supreme Court.

"As (US cable and telecom giants) keep making record profits, it will get harder and harder to argue against it," said Chairman Wheeler. He noted that the appeals court recognized high-speed Internet service is a utility, similar to water or electric service, that all Americans should have equal access to. "This was a decision written for the Supreme Court" to review, he said.