The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit temporarily blocked the new FCC rules from taking effect as previously scheduled on Thursday. The court ordered that FCC’s existing media ownership rules remain in place while it reviews the planned changes.

At issue are two rule changes approved by the FCC in June.

The first rule change would allow one company to own TV stations, reaching up to 45 percent of the nation’s viewers, up from 35 percent. The second change lifted a “cross-ownership” ban that had prohibited one company from owning broadcast stations and newspapers in the same market.