A favorable court ruling the U.S. Federal Communications Commission obtained last week reaffirms its regulatory authority over broadband internet access and thereby the rules it passed last year on “open internet” or net neutrality. The court also gave the FCC powers to deal with privacy issues as they relate to broadband service providers, taking those powers away from the Federal Trade Commission. With its authority now made clear, the FCC could get down to transparently resolving various issues facing the industry, said experts at Wharton and Wesleyan University. “A number of issues are teed up” that need regulatory intervention as broadband services providers compete in the marketplace, said Kevin Werbach , Wharton professor of legal studies and business ethics.…