California Advances Net-Neutrality Rules in Rebuke to Trump FCC

State assembly passes bill that would reinstate regulations resembling those adopted during the Obama era

California on Thursday moved to reinstate Obama-era open-internet rules, challenging Trump administration rollback efforts and setting the state on a path to have the strongest net-neutrality rules in the nation.

The California bill would forbid internet service providers from blocking websites, intentionally slowing down a website or app or accepting payments to make online services go faster. Such regulations resemble those adopted by the Obama-era Federal Communications Commission.

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