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'Gold Standard' State Net Neutrality Bill Approved By California Assembly (arstechnica.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the in-the-works dept.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: California's state Assembly yesterday approved a strict net neutrality bill despite opposition from the telecom industry. California's Senate already approved an earlier version of the bill in May. But some minor changes were made in the Assembly, so the Senate must vote on the bill again today before going into recess. If the Senate approves, California Governor Jerry Brown would have until September 30 to sign the bill into law. The bill would prohibit Internet service providers from blocking or throttling lawful traffic, and from requiring fees from websites or online services to deliver or prioritize their traffic to consumers. The bill also imposes limits on data cap exemptions (so-called "zero-rating") and says that ISPs may not attempt to evade net neutrality protections by slowing down traffic at network interconnection points. Yesterday's Assembly vote was 61-18. All 55 Democratic members of the Assembly and six Republicans voted for the bill. All 18 votes against it came from Republicans. "ISPs have tried hard to gut and kill this bill, pouring money and robocalls into California," Electronic Frontier Foundation Policy Analyst Katharine Trendacosta said. "California could pass a gold standard net neutrality bill, providing a template for states going forward. California can prove that ISP money can't defeat real people's voices."

UPDATE: The state Senate approved the bill 23-11. It's now headed to California Gov. Jerry Brown's desk, where he's expected to sign the legislation since it has garnered the support of top state Democrats, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Kamala Harris.

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  1. in other news... by ole_timer · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ISPs plan to raise prices across the board to pay for neutrality...

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    nothing to see here - move along
    1. Re:in other news... by sjames · · Score: 4, Insightful

      You mean out of pure spite. I notice prices didn't fall even an iota when the FCC killed it.

    2. Re: in other news... by Tanman · · Score: 5, Insightful

      A non-neutral internet is just like a curved-screen television: it's an invention whose only purpose is to generate money for the creator without providing any actual service or improvement, while providing noticeable cases where it detracts from the original experience.

  2. This is what you get by PPH · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ... when you have your lap-dog Pai overturn federal net neutrality rules. 50 different rules. And California taking the lead in writing them.

    Happy now, idiots?

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  3. Re:Won't this just get overridden by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The Federal Supremacy Clause.

    Good luck with that. It hasn't worked so far. Don't like our legal weed? Too bad. Don't like our sanctuary cities? Suck it, you mumbling little elf. Misspelled tweets don't have the force of law here in California. And, we have that little thing called the 10th Amendment on our side. It's funny how right-wing jackoffs are all about states' rights until a state does something that goes against their god-emperor Trump.

    Not going to happen unless you can convince the Feds led by Trump

    Trump is closer to the end of his presidency than he is to the beginning. The backlash is going to be something to behold.

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