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Bad news for AT&T and Comcast: Calif. Senate panel OKs net neutrality bill

by presspot on 4/19/18, 12:20 AM with 31 comments

  • by jonathanyc on 4/19/18, 1:53 AM

    This bill honestly seems pretty well put together. I was wary when I read it went beyond the FCC’s regulations wrt zero-rating, but apparently that’s actually allowed as long as the zero-rating is application-agnostic, which sounds good for that quaint old-fashioned free market competition.
  • by mehrdadn on 4/19/18, 3:16 AM

    > Wiener said he negotiated amendments with the committee that kept "all key provisions of the bill intact."

    Anybody know how close to the truth this is? It sounds a bit less likely than I would hope.

  • by gremlinsinc on 4/19/18, 7:10 AM

    I think it's funny: AT&T: Oh you don't need to do this, silly we're already compliant...no please don't...we mean it, we'll be good... --- if it was something they plan on enforcing anyways, why fight it so damn hard?
  • by forapurpose on 4/19/18, 3:06 AM

    To my eye Internet services look like interstate commerce and therefore would be the jurisdiction of the federal government. I'd appreciate it if someone with a little expertise could explain how the law works in this regard.
  • by e40 on 4/19/18, 1:48 AM

    As CA Comcast customer, I was really hoping for this. Of course, Republicans can't be mad at this, right? State's rights, and all.