California Awaiting Governor's Net Neutrality Decision
September 29, 2018
California Gov. Jerry Brown is facing a Sunday deadline to approve or veto a measure that’d reinstate Obama-era net neutrality regulations.
Last month, reports the Wall Street Journal, ‘California Republicans joined Democrats in the state legislature to approve what experts say are the nation’s strongest net-neutrality provisions.’ The bill would, among other things, prevent internet service providers (ISPs) from blocking websites, throttling traffic or accepting payments to create so-called digital fast-lanes.
Brown has yet to indicate whether he’s likely to sign the proposal into law or exercise his veto.
If Gov. Brown abstains from doing anything at all, the bill will automatically become law by midnight Sunday.
The governor’s lack of inaction is, according to the Wall Street Journal, a little unusual. In the almost-eight years he’s been in office, Brown tends to act rather than allow laws to automatically codify.
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