California Gov. Jerry Brown signs tough net neutrality bill

[Swordsmyth]

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation's toughest net neutrality measure Sunday, requiring Internet providers to maintain a level playing field online. Advocates of net neutrality hope the move in the home of the global technology industry will have national implications, prompting Congress to enact national net neutrality rules or encouraging other states to follow suit.
It's the latest example of the nation's most populous state seeking to drive public policy outside its borders and rebuff President Donald Trump's agenda.

Brown did not explain his reasons for signing the bill when the decision was announced.
"This is a historic day for California. A free and open Internet is a cornerstone of 21st century life: our democracy, our economy, our health care and public safety systems, and day-to-day activities," said Democratic Sen. Scott Weiner, the law's author.
The Federal Communications Commission last year repealed rules that prevented Internet companies from exercising more control over what people watch and see on the Internet.
California's measure is likely to face a legal challenge from Internet companies.
Telecommunications companies lobbied hard to kill it or water it down, saying it would lead to higher Internet and cellphone bills and discourage investments in faster Internet. They say it's unrealistic to expect them to comply with Internet regulations that differ from state to state.
USTelecom, a telecommunications trade group, said California writing its own rules will create problems.

More at: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/n...eutrality-bill

[kpitcher]

Every time the large telcos have killed forced competition to their legislated monopolies they use the same play. Competition will slow down faster rollout, things will be more expensive. Every time the monopolies do what monopolies do.. get richer at the expense of competition.

When the 1996 telco reform was rolled back they said the exact same things. History shows speeds did not drastically increase, prices went up.

[eleganz]

California, the liberal paradise where a democrat party supermajority merely rubber stamps the socialist agenda.

[aGameOfThrones]

Also today:

The left always says, "nobody is trying to take your second amendment," well, now 18 to 20 don't have that right. BTW, the a$$h0les in FL did it too.

[Swordsmyth]

The U.S. Justice Department late on Sunday filed suit after California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation to restore open internet protections known as net neutrality in the state after the Trump administration repealed the rules in December 2017.This marked the latest clash between the Trump administration and California, which have sparred over environmental, immigration and other hot-button issues.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Sunday in a statement that "states do not regulate interstate commerce — the federal government does. Once again the California legislature has enacted an extreme and illegal state law attempting to frustrate federal policy."
California’s net neutrality law is set to take effect on Jan. 1, but the Justice Department late Sunday in a court filing sought a preliminary injunction to block it from taking effect, warning that internet companies "cannot realistically comply with one set of standards in this area for California and another for the rest of the nation — especially when internet communications frequently cross multiple jurisdictions."
The government said that California sought to "second-guess" the federal government and warned "the effect of this state legislation would be to nullify federal law across the country."
In December, the Federal Communications Commission said in repealing the Obama-era rules that it was preempting states from setting their own rules governing internet access.

More at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-sues-ca...--finance.html

[James_Madison_Lives]

How are rules governing the Internet inside CA "interstate commerce?"

[Grandmastersexsay]

How are rules governing the Internet inside CA "interstate commerce?"

If a California resident uses their internet connection to purchase something outside California, that is interstate commerce.

[kpitcher]

How are rules governing the Internet inside CA "interstate commerce?"

Because of the sneaky $#@! the gov does, either splitting fiber or even re-routing traffic through international borders so they can wiretap it without court orders as it's now international traffic.