Category:Net neutrality in US states

Net neutrality positions: US public v. Congress. Public opinion survey data from Graham, Edward (2017-11-29), *Majority of Voters Support Net Neutrality Rules as FCC Tees Up Repeal Vote; Follow-up action from lawmakers on Capitol Hill is iffy, at best*, Morning Consult, retrieved 2018-02-01. Data on US Congress from *We can make Congress save net neutrality*, Battle for the Net, retrieved 2018-01-31

The December 14, 2017, decision by the US Federal Communications Commission on “Restoring Internet freedom” has been met with a flurry of activity at the state level, summarized by Fight for the Future and in a table in “Summary of state-level net neutrality actions” section of the Wikipedia article on w:Net neutrality in the United States.

It seems likely that this activity is driven by the substantial popularity of strong net neutrality rules documented in the public opinion survey results and the failure of the US Congress to act on this issue summarized in the accompany figure.

Governors, attorneys general, and legislators have taken actions that might be described in five different categories:

1. Governors signed executive orders requiring all contracts with state agencies for Internet services to include enforceable net neutrality provisions for all their business in the state. These are the only actions that are effective immediately. They may be challenged and overturned by courts, but without such challenges, they are enforceable.

2. Attorneys general have joined a lawsuit against the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ^[1]

3. Legislators have introduced legislation of three different types:

3.1. Mandate net neutrality by regulation.

3.2. Mandate net neutrality for all customers in the state as a precondition for all contracts with state agencies, similar to the executive orders.

3.3. Mandate net neutrality for all customers in the state as a precondition for all contracts with state agencies and many local governmental entities in the state, e.g., libraries and municipalities.

This category was created with the expectation that it might support the creation of separate pages devoted to discussion and documentation of what actions in this area are or might be conducted in each state or other jurisdiction like the District of Columbia in the United States.

References edit

Attorneys general for 21 states and the District of Columbia (2018-01-16), Protective Petition for Review, Case No. 18-1013 (PDF), Attorney General of the State of New York, retrieved 2018-02-01, State of New York, State of California, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Iowa, Commonwealth of Kentucky, State of Maine, State of Maryland, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Minnesota, State of Mississippi, State of New Mexico, State of North Carolina, State of Oregon, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, Commonwealth of Virginia, State of Washington, and the District of Columbia Petitioners, v. Federal Communications Commission, and United States of America, Respondents.

FCC Restoring Internet Freedom Order (2018): Declaratory ruling, report, and order in the matter of restoring Internet freedom (PDF), 17-166A1, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, 2018-01-04, retrieved 2018-02-07

Fight for the Future (2018), These states are fighting for net neutrality. Is yours one of them?, retrieved 2018-02-11

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↑ "The Latest: States warming up net-neutrality lawsuits". ABC News. Associated Press. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017. "California, Washington and NY to take action after net neutrality vote". CNet. Retrieved December 15, 2017. "State attorneys general line up to sue FCC over net neutrality repeal". Ars Technica. Retrieved December 15, 2017. "After FCC Abandons Net Neutrality, States Take Up the Fight". Wired. Retrieved December 15, 2017. Brodkin, Jon (December 14, 2017), So far, lawsuit against FCC looks like it will include NY, Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, and more likely to come... Glaser, April (December 15, 2017). "Here Are the States That Are Planning to Sue to Protect Net Neutrality". Slate. Retrieved December 16, 2017. "10 states and counting are suing Trump for censoring the internet". Retrieved December 16, 2017. "New Mexico joins multi-state lawsuit in the repeal of net neutrality rules". KOB 4. Retrieved December 17, 2017. http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "Connecticut joins multi-state net-neutrality lawsuit". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2018-01-22. {{cite news}}: External link in |last= (help) Attorneys general for 21 states and the District of Columbia (2018-01-16), Protective Petition for Review, Case No. 18-1013 (PDF), Attorney General of the State of New York, retrieved 2018-02-01, State of New York, State of California, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Iowa, Commonwealth of Kentucky, State of Maine, State of Maryland, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Minnesota, State of Mississippi, State of New Mexico, State of North Carolina, State of Oregon, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, Commonwealth of Virginia, State of Washington, and the District of Columbia Petitioners, v. Federal Communications Commission, and United States of America, Respondents. On February 5, 2018, Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey announced that New Jersey will join 21 States and D.C. in this lawsuit. [1]

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[1] "The Latest: States warming up net-neutrality lawsuits". ABC News. Associated Press. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017. "California, Washington and NY to take action after net neutrality vote". CNet. Retrieved December 15, 2017. "State attorneys general line up to sue FCC over net neutrality repeal". Ars Technica. Retrieved December 15, 2017. "After FCC Abandons Net Neutrality, States Take Up the Fight". Wired. Retrieved December 15, 2017. Brodkin, Jon (December 14, 2017), So far, lawsuit against FCC looks like it will include NY, Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, and more likely to come... Glaser, April (December 15, 2017). "Here Are the States That Are Planning to Sue to Protect Net Neutrality". Slate. Retrieved December 16, 2017. "10 states and counting are suing Trump for censoring the internet". Retrieved December 16, 2017. "New Mexico joins multi-state lawsuit in the repeal of net neutrality rules". KOB 4. Retrieved December 17, 2017. http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "Connecticut joins multi-state net-neutrality lawsuit". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2018-01-22. {{cite news}}: External link in |last= (help) Attorneys general for 21 states and the District of Columbia (2018-01-16), Protective Petition for Review, Case No. 18-1013 (PDF), Attorney General of the State of New York, retrieved 2018-02-01, State of New York, State of California, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Iowa, Commonwealth of Kentucky, State of Maine, State of Maryland, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Minnesota, State of Mississippi, State of New Mexico, State of North Carolina, State of Oregon, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, Commonwealth of Virginia, State of Washington, and the District of Columbia Petitioners, v. Federal Communications Commission, and United States of America, Respondents. On February 5, 2018, Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey announced that New Jersey will join 21 States and D.C. in this lawsuit. [1]

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