Nebraska the Latest State to Propose its Own Net Neutrality Law Nebraska will be joining a growing number of states that say they'll be passing their own net neutrality laws in the wake of the FCC's repeal. Senarir Adam Morfeld of Lincoln has introduced the "Internet Neutrality Act" (LB856), which he states would restore the rules at the state level, and would prohibit broadband providers from "limiting or restricting access to web sites, applications, or content." The bill joins similar measures now being proposed in New York, California, Massachusetts, and Minnesota.

"For me, this is an economic development and consumer protection bill," Morfeld told the Lincoln Journal Star . "The internet drives the economy now and it’s critical people have open and fair access to the internet." Morfield says he was surprised by the diversity of bipartisan anger he received in the wake of the FCC's repeal (he shouldn't be; surveys consistently indicate that the majority of both parties wanted the rules to remain intact). "I knew I was passionate about it, but I was shocked at the support I received from Republicans, from Democrats and Libertarians," he said. ISP lobbyists predicted this, which is why both Verizon and Comcast successfully lobbied the FCC to contain provisions in its "Restoring Internet Freedom" repeal that ban states from crafting net neutrality protections (they did the same thing when the government killed broadband privacy rules early last year. As a result, many states like California are getting more creative, passing laws that block ISPs from utility pole access -- or restrict their ability to bid on state government contracts -- if they engage in net neutrality violations. Expect the state challenge to FCC authority to be just one of several contentious issues that pop up in the looming legal firestorm over the repeal. Expect the state challenge to FCC authority to be just one of several contentious issues that pop up in the looming legal firestorm over the repeal.







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Pleasant Hill, CA 11 recommendations nishiko7 Premium Member You are the man, Karl! ... after all these years, still fighting the good fight. Thank you for all your effort Karl… Evil may have won a battle, but certainly not the war. We will fight on against these greedy monopolists, crony capitalists, and plutocrats.



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James Creek, PA 2 recommendations neufuse Member republicans all for states rights, they should be all over this right?....... right?.................. right?