In the wake of the Trump administration’s decision to sell out consumers on net neutrality, more than half the states in the nation are now considering state-level net neutrality rules to protect consumers from anti-competitive behavior by their ISPs. In California, the fight is getting particularly heated as the state considers passing some of the toughest net neutrality protections yet seen on the federal or state level.  

California state Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 822 largely mirrors the 2015 FCC net neutrality rules ISPs like Comcast have worked tirelessly to eliminate. The bill prohibits ISPs from blocking, throttling, or otherwise hurting competitors. It would also prohibit ISPs from striking anti-competitive “paid prioritization” deals letting companies buy a network advantage.

In some ways, California’s proposal goes even further than the FCC’s 2015 rules.