Last week, AT&T scored yet another major victory after it convinced California Assemblyman Miguel Santiago to scuttle what could have potentially been one of the toughest state net neutrality laws in the country. Santiago, at AT&T's behest, included numerous last-minute amendments to the original bill backed by State Senator Scott Wiener. The amendments weakened all of the key areas AT&T wanted weakened (zero rating, interconnection, double dipping access fees), then Santiago rushed through a vote before even Wiener could debate the changes Wiener then said he'd be pulling the bill entirely, arguing it no longer effectively protected consumers.

 

But the bill isn't quite dead yet. CNET notes that Wiener and Santiago have agreed to sit down and hash out their differences, though Wiener noted there would be no bill if Santiago continued trying to neuter its most important provisions.