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The Trump administration and much of the telecommunications industry had supported the FCC’s decision to abandon net neutrality. They asked the Supreme Court to reverse the lower court’s decision.

However, in refusing, the Court did not change the FCC’s policy decision to revoke net neutrality rules.

Many companies had argued that the previous rules had unfairly hampered their business. Among them was Cox Communications, the cable and broadband internet subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, which also owns The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

In 2010, Cox Communications and a number of other internet service providers pledged to support the core principles of net neutrality.

“We (at Cox) have always provided an open internet service to our customers,” said Pat Esser, president of Cox Communications in a statement Monday.“The previous FCC tried to turn it into a more highly regulated service.”

The current FCC has returned to the previous, less regulated approach, encourages innovation, investment and better service, he said. “There was no need for a Supreme Court review.”

Cox Communications offers video, Internet, phone and home security over its own nationwide network. The third-largest U.S. cable company, Cox serves about 6 million residences and businesses.