Tough California Net Neutrality Law Moves Forward California's tough new net neutrality law took another step forward this week, much to the chagrin of the AT&T, Verizon and Comcast lobbyists trying to stop it. Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 822 would prevent ISPs in California from engaging in blocking, throttling, or paid prioritization. The EFF has called the bill the "gold standard" for state-level net neutrality law, actually goes a bit further than the FCC rules it's intended to replace, in part because it more tightly polices things like zero rating and usage caps, which have long been used anti-competitive by incumbent ISPs as a way to make life slightly more difficult for competitors.

The bill was approved 23-12 by the California Senate and will now head to the state Assembly. If it passes there, it will be on to the desk of Governor Jerry Brown for signing. "Large ISPs such as AT&T don’t like this bill," The EFF notes. "They’ve mustered a series of absurd arguments that have been repeatedly rebutted. And yet, they came very close to convincing lawmakers to weaken the bill in their favor." The bill also has the support of former FCC boss Tom Wheeler. “These protections are essential to our economy and democracy. SB 822 steps in to protect Californians and their economy by comprehensively restoring the protections put in place in the 2015 net neutrality order,” the chairman said in a March letter (pdf) to the California Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee. In the Trump era, ISPs and the FCC have threatened to sue any states that attempt to protect broadband consumers in the wake of the federal repeal (which formally takes effect June 11), though legal experts state that will likely be a steep uphill climb. »twitter.com/Scott_Wiener ··· 92176133









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18 recommendations Economist Premium Member This is how the 10th Amendment works States are absolutely permitted to regulate the SALE of products in the state, particularly at the point of sale (eg, the end user). If they can ban ammunition magazines over 10 rounds from being imported and the evil plastic bag, they can certainly insist that only unmolestificated Interwebz be sold.



Sure AT&T, you can bring in your newly profit oriented zero rated, traffic shaped into the toilet service into the State of California, but the State is under no obligation to permit you to sell it in the State. They are free to regulate products as they see fit.



Take the billions you show you can easily make from NN governed Interwebz and be super happy about it.