Washington State Moves to Preserve Net Neutrality

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The Net neutrality debate has moved into some action with Washington State making a move to enact its own Net neutrality protections.

Washington State has signed a law that bars service providers from blocking websites or offering fast lane net access to companies willing to pay.

It is in direct opposition to the Federal Communications Commission regulator, which has moved to roll back net neutrality.

At least 20 other states are considering similar legislation.

[bbc.co.uk...]

Earlier story on this topic Several Lawsuits Filed to Fight Repeal of Net Neutrality [webmasterworld.com]

[tangor]

Wonder how that will work out in the long run. The Fed standard and then that other one.

[lucy24]

Can't help but ponder that Washington state contains a municipality called Redmond ...