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Thursday, March 08, 2018

Washington becomes 1st state to approve net-neutrality rules

Setting up a likely legal fight with the Trump administration, Washington has become the first state to enact its own net-neutrality requirements after U.S. regulators repealed Obama-era rules designed to keep the internet an even playing field.

“We know that when D.C. fails to act, Washington state has to do so,” Gov. Jay Inslee said Monday before signing the bipartisan measure that banned internet providers from blocking content or interfering with online traffic.

The new law also requires internet providers to disclose information about their management practices, performance and commercial terms. Violations would be enforceable under the state’s Consumer Protection Act.

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/06/washington-becomes-1st-state-to-approve-net-neutrality-rules.html

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

There is never such thing as a "Level playing field" when the field is governed.

Please think about that.

Please respond accordingly.

It should always be an open market to whomever wishes to buy. Competition should govern speed and content.

Anything else is fascism/ communism.

Anonymous said...

Fascism.

Anonymous said...

and when providers decide not to upgrade their infrastructure because they have no monetary incentive to do so, they will call it greed.

Anonymous said...

@9:34

Without net neutrality, the is no competition.

Without neutrality, ISP's control entry and access to the marketplace. That is NOT open market competition.

If someone competes with their product or business model, they simply make it impossible for them to exist.

Neutrality is not picking favorites. It is ensuring a free open market for the internet. To not understand this is to not understand how the internet works.