California legislators last month passed a measure requiring net neutrality for companies that operate in the state. The measure would bar internet service providers from blocking legal content or raising fees for “fast-track” delivery. The FCC voted last year to terminate net neutrality nationwide in a move unpopular with consumers. FCC chair Ajit Pai called California’s measure “illegal” and “a risk to the rest of the country.” He indicated he will take action to block the law. A group of 22 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia, representing more than half of the nation’s population, last month asked a U.S. appeals court to reinstate the Obama administration’s net neutrality regulations.

Source: Huffington Post September 18, 2018 04:07 UTC