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<\/p>\nSacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), challenging its attempt to repeal net neutrality rules. Net neutrality allows consumers to access online content without any interference by an internet service provider (ISP). Without these rules, ISPs may force websites to pay fees for faster internet speeds, while limiting consumers\u2019 ability to access the internet content of their choice. The FCC\u2019s action also purports to limit the rights of California and other states to impose their own net neutrality requirements.<\/p>\n
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\u201cInternet access is a utility \u2013 just like water and electricity. And every consumer has a right to access online content without interference or manipulation by their internet service provider. However, in repealing the net neutrality rules, the FCC ignored consumers\u2019 strong support for a free and open internet,\u201d said Attorney General Becerra. \u201cToday, we are filing a lawsuit against the FCC\u2019s illegal attempt to repeal commonsense rules protecting net neutrality. A free and open internet drives innovation, economic growth, and consumer choice. As home to countless start-ups and technology giants alike, California knows this better than anywhere else. We will do everything we can to defend our vibrant Internet economy and consumer choice from the FCC\u2019s attempt to curtail net neutrality.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2015, the FCC enacted the Open Internet Order, which mandated equal treatment of internet traffic and promoted competition and innovation online. These rules prevented ISPs from forcing websites to pay fees for access to special internet \u201cfast lanes\u201d or relegate disfavored content to \u201cslow lanes.\u201d Such differential access speed frustrates consumers and can affect which online companies succeed and which fail. Reversing course, the FCC, now led by President Trump\u2019s appointee Ajit Pai, decided to repeal these rules. The FCC\u2019s decision largely relies on comments submitted by ISPs and effectively ignores the overwhelming majority of the more than 20 million public comments that opposed repeal of the rules.<\/p>\n
Joining Attorney General Becerra in filing today\u2019s lawsuit were the Attorneys General of New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai\u2019i, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n
A copy of the petition for review is attached to the electronic version of this release at oag.ca.gov\/news.<\/p>\n
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