California Internet Consumer Protection and Net Neutrality Act of 2018
The California Internet Consumer Protection and Net Neutrality Act of 2018 is a law in California designed to protect net neutrality. It was signed into law on September 30, 2018.
The act prevents internet service providers from doing the following things:
- Blocking lawful traffic
- Slowing lawful traffic
- Receiving payment from an edge provider for many things
- Paid-prioritization
- Getting paid for Zero-rating
- Zero-rating some content in a category, but not all content in that category
- Preventing users from using their own devices
- Not being transparent about "network management practices, performance, and commercial terms"
- Attempting to circumvent these laws.
The act has been lauded as the "gold standard" of net neutrality laws.Responses
Within hours, the United States Department of Justice responded by suing the state of California, claiming that states have no jurisdiction over the Internet. California has said that they will fight the suit.
