In blow to telecoms, California’s net neutrality law upheld
Associated PressA federal appeals court has upheld California’s net neutrality law, rejecting an attempt by telecommunications industry groups to prevent the state from enforcing it. That came after regulators during the Trump administration killed federal net neutrality rules designed to prevent AT&T, Comcast, Verizon and other major internet providers from exploiting their dominance to favor certain services or apps over others. On Friday, proponents of net neutrality cheered the court’s decision, but called for federal net neutrality laws. “Yet tremendous as it is, we still need the Biden FCC to reclaim its authority not just for nationwide open-internet rules, but for policies promoting affordable, resilient, just and reasonable internet connections for everyone.” Big telecom companies oppose the stricter regulation that comes with the net neutrality rules and have fought it fiercely in court.
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