Things are looking up. Just like the case of Montana, there is no reason yet,
at least, to fear that these individual state mandates should be incompatible
with one another, or hard to comply with.
And again I have to wonder, are all Republican suddenly brain-dead? How can
they allow this issue to become partisan? What the FCC did in 2015 was totally
logical and sensible, and legal, and the entire country (minus 3 or 4
companies, crooks on the take, and a few hopeless half-wits) was perfectly
happy with the outcome. Why do Republicans feel obliged to put their minds in
neutral, and slavishly repeat the mantra of self-serving crooks? It's truly
beyond me.
Bert
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http://www.multichannel.com/news/fcc/ny-governor-mandates-net-neutrality-contracts/417718
FCC
New York Governor Mandates Net Neutrality in Contracts
Cuomo says broadband suppliers must adhere to no blocking, throttling or
prioritization
1/25/2018 1:54 PM Eastern
By: John Eggerton
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed an executive order that mandates net
neutrality in state contracts for broadband service.
That follows a similar order signed earlier this week by Montana's Gov. Steve
Bullock, also a Democrat.
The New York order's "whereas" clauses include a knock on the FCC and the ISPs
who support the FCC's network neutrality regulations rollback: "Whereas the FCC
recently chose to do away with fee and open internet protections in order to
satisfy corporate interests that are not aligned with those of New Yorkers," it
says.
On Dec. 14, a divided FCC -- the Democrats fiercely dissented -- voted to
eliminate the FCC's rules against blocking, throttling and paid prioritization
of internet traffic, saying the Federal Trade Commission could enforce any
violations of fairness or competitiveness in the delivery of broadband service.
ISPs have almost universally pledged not to block or throttle, while leaving
the option open of paid prioritization.
The New York order requires that contractors adhere to network neutrality
principles, defined as: "ISPs will not block, throttle, or prioritize internet
content or applications or require that end users pay different or higher rates
to access specific types of content or applications."
State entities can only enter into contracts with ISPs who sign that pledge, as
it were.
The order affects any new contracts or contract renewals after March 1, 2018.
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