A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down the Obama administration’s net-neutrality rules. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Federal Communications Commission overstepped its authority by prohibiting Internet providers from blocking or discriminating against traffic to lawful websites. By classifying Internet access as an “information service” as opposed to a “telecommunications service” — which is the classification used for traditional telephone companies — the FCC cannot impose its “anti-discrimination” and “anti-blocking” rules on Internet providers, the court said. “Given that the Commission has chosen to classify broadband providers in a manner that exempts them from treatment as...