Net Neutrality in New York and Montana

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In light of Ajit Pai's repeal of net neutrality, (a very unpopular move) many states are taking the matter into their own hands. So far 22 state legislatures are taking at least some action to improve high speed Internet connections in their states.

The governors of Montana and New York have issued orders that ISPs must adhere to net neutrality rules to get contracts from the states. This means that in order to provide high speed Internet to their location, the ISP must provide Internet service that follows net neutrality guidelines.

The governor of New York even said "Whereas the FCC recently chose to do away with free and open Internet protections in order to satisfy corporate interests that are not aligned with those of New Yorkers." Ouch. I guess Governor Cuomo is serious about getting good high-speed Internet in his state.

We will see what the other states do to try to keep net neutrality in their state. You got to love it when the governor of New York says that local Internet Service Providers in New York "will not block, throttle, or prioritize Internet content or applications or require that end users pay different or higher rates to access specific types of content or applications."