The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has granted a preliminary injunction which stops the enforcement of New York’s Affordable Broadband Act.
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November 2020 News Update
An update on news from November 2020
California Passes Net Neutrality Law, U.S. Department of Justice Promptly Files Lawsuit
On September 30, 2018, California governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB 822, the California Internet Consumer Protection and Net Neutrality Act of 2018. The provisions of California’s new law are roughly the same as the net neutrality rules repealed by the Federal Communications Commission early this year. Before the ink was even dry on Governor Brown’s signature, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against California to overturn the law, claiming it “unlawfully imposes burdens on the Federal Government’s deregulatory approach to the Internet.”
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Says Charter’s VoIP Service is an Information Service
In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s ruling that classifies Charter Communications’ interconnected, fixed VoIP service as an “information service” under the Communications Act. As a result, state regulation of Charter’s VoIP services is preempted.
Sun Sets On Sandwich Isles’ Exclusive License After FCC Determines It Violates Section 253 Of The Communications Act
The Federal Communications Commission has determined that an exclusive license to provide telecommunications services granted by the state of Hawaii to Sandwich Isles Communications, Inc. violates Section 253(a) of the Communications Act, and as a result, has preempted enforcement of the license.