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The news is dominated by all things Trump these days, but other issues aren't going away.
This bill still needs the governor's signature, but if it passes it will reinstate Obama-era protections for Californians. Predictably, internet service providers were opposed, but the bill passed by an overwhelming vote of 58-17.
http://www.capradio.org/articles/2018/08/30/assembly-passes-net-neutrality-measure/
Service providers do need to be regulated, imo. In spite of their early assurances that they wouldn't take advantage of deregulation, they're already messing with service, and not just for ordinary, everyday people. Verizon recently throttled down Calfire's data when they were in the midst of fighting the larges wildfire in CA history. The return to the "light touch regulations of the early days of the internet" evidently has profound implications for public health and safety in a world where the internet is a needed utility with a profound impact on every aspect of daily life and no longer a luxury. Who would have thunk it?
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/22/6408...a-as-mendocino-wildfire-raged-fire-chief-says
This bill still needs the governor's signature, but if it passes it will reinstate Obama-era protections for Californians. Predictably, internet service providers were opposed, but the bill passed by an overwhelming vote of 58-17.
http://www.capradio.org/articles/2018/08/30/assembly-passes-net-neutrality-measure/
Service providers do need to be regulated, imo. In spite of their early assurances that they wouldn't take advantage of deregulation, they're already messing with service, and not just for ordinary, everyday people. Verizon recently throttled down Calfire's data when they were in the midst of fighting the larges wildfire in CA history. The return to the "light touch regulations of the early days of the internet" evidently has profound implications for public health and safety in a world where the internet is a needed utility with a profound impact on every aspect of daily life and no longer a luxury. Who would have thunk it?
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/22/6408...a-as-mendocino-wildfire-raged-fire-chief-says