These State Laws Don’t Care What The Federal Government Decides

States Fight FCC To Ensure Open Internet Access

In December 2017, the Trump administration ruled against net neutrality. In response, states began working towards reversing the decision — or at least putting their own new regulations in place to ensure open internet access. New York led the pack, vowing to sue the FCC to stop its rollback from taking place. California and Washington stated that they’d try on their own to prevent companies like AT&T, Charter, Comcast and Verizon from blocking websites, slowing down web traffic or prioritizing their movies, music and other content above their rivals.’ California has also said that it will “step in and ensure open internet access in California.”