California legislators advance bill to set strongest net neutrality protections in U.S.

California legislators advance bill to set strongest net neutrality protections in U.S.

6 years ago
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https://phys.org/news/2018-08-california-legislators-advance-bill-strongest.html

The proposal prevents internet service providers from blocking or slowing down websites and video streams or charging websites fees for faster speeds. But it also goes further than the old regulations and measures taken up by other states, placing new limits on certain data plans and tasking the state's attorney general with investigating cases in which companies might be evading the rules.

On the Assembly floor, Republicans argued that the state was going too far and would create a patchwork of state and federal laws that would be cumbersome on companies and hinder innovation.