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California passes strongest net neutrality law in the country
California's legislature has approved a bill being called the strongest net neutrality law in the US. The bill would ban internet providers from blocking and throttling legal content and prioritizing some sites and services over others. It would apply these restrictions to both home and mobile connections.
That would essentially restore the net neutrality rules enacted federally under former President Barack Obama, which were later repealed by the Federal Communications Commission under the watch and guidance of current chairman Ajit Pai. But this bill actually goes further than those rules with an outright ban on zero-rating — the practice of offering free data, potentially to the advantage of some companies over others — of specific apps. Zero-rating would, however, still be allowed as long as the free data applies to an entire category of apps. So an ISP could offer free data for all video streaming apps, but not just for Netflix. [...] The Electronic Frontier Foundation called the final legislation "a gold standard net neutrality bill."
Now, the bill heads to the governor's desk. California Gov. Jerry Brown hasn't said whether he'll sign the legislation, but it's garnered the support of top state Democrats, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Kamala Harris.
Also at Engadget.
(Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Sunday September 02 2018, @10:30AM (1 child)
Real competition.
Damn, that would be nice.
We had four providers in our area. I cut Comcast eight years ago. One was much slower than advertised, they said due to the 'wiring' in our neighborhood even though that wasn't an issue with any other ADSL, the next gave me three modems in seven days that all were defective. Both of those have gone out of business and I can't even recall their names. Anyway ended up with CenturyLink for seven an a half years. Their last billing cycle had an increase that put them within seven dollars of Xfinity at 25mbps compared to 250mbps.
Fuck.
I'm back with Comcast (Xfinity anyway, rebranding again, at least I don't have to say I went back to Cox....).
Alex Jones lawyer inspires new TV series: CSI Moron Division.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday September 02 2018, @11:28AM
If it's the ultimate goal, why not start working towards it instead of doing duct tape and baling wire fixes? Accepting fucked-up-ed-ness only ensures it's going to continue.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.