In California, the USA, a strict net neutrality bill is closed to becoming law, as the Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee in the state Senate approved it, despite objections from telecom providers. The bill replicates basic net neutrality rules that were included in the 2015 order of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), on blocking, throttling, and paid… Continue reading California’s net neutrality bill is moving ahead despite industry objections

States in the USA continue to pass their own net neutrality rules, following the December 2017 decision of the Federal Communications Commission’s to repeal the federal rules. On 9 April, the Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed a net neutrality bill that prohibits public bodies in Oregon from contracting with broadband Internet access service providers (ISPs) that… Continue reading Oregon governor signs net neutrality law