Washington state’s net neutrality law is the beginning of a big headache for Internet providers

Washington state’s net neutrality law is the beginning of a big headache for Internet providers

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Washington has become the first state in the nation to enact its own net neutrality rules that impose strict requirements on Internet providers, making it illegal for broadband companies to block or slow down websites.

Signed Monday by Gov. Jay Inslee (D), the new law reflects a growing effort by states to counteract the Federal Communications Commission's decision to repeal the federal government's net neutrality rules. Along with a slightly different bill recently passed by Oregon's legislature, the Washington state law marks the beginning of what analysts say could soon become a massive headache for Internet service providers (ISPs): a jumbled mix of state and federal rules that may be looser in some places and tougher in others.