California’s net neutrality bill could set a national standard
June 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
If the California net neutrality bill passes through Assembly, the state’s size and influence on the market might make it the new broadband standard nationwide.
The bill, S.B. 822, is one of the most comprehensive measures any state has put forward in the six months following the FCC’s vote to roll back the original Obama-era regulations. If it passes, it would be the third state to enact net neutrality rules and the first to prohibit some zero-rating programs.
California’s bill follows the successes of both Oregon and Washington in passing their own state net neutrality rules. If it’s enacted, the whole West Coast would be banning contracts that aren’t net neutrality-friendly — and that’s not a market ISPs want to miss out on.
