California Attorney General Xavier Becerra agreed Friday to put the
state's net neutrality law on hold until a federal appeals court decides
whether ending the regulation of Internet providers is lawful,
something enacted by the Trump administration last year.
California's law would restore rules put in place during the Obama era
to treat all Internet data equally and bar Internet service providers
from slowing, or throttling, speeds, blocking access to lawful content
and offering fast lanes for Google, Facebook and Netflix.
The state has become a battleground over so-called net neutrality
regulations, with the U.S. Department of Justice challenging a new state
law that prohibits Internet providers from slowing customer speeds.
Earlier this month, the Justice Department sued California over the law, which would kick in this January.
The case against the Federal Communications Commission's decision to end
net neutrality, filed by California and 31 other states and public
interest groups, will be heard by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The court's decision is expected next year with arguments beginning Feb. 1.
If the court decides the FCC acted arbitrarily and capriciously, net
neutrality protections could return nationwide. The court also is
deciding if states can regulate the issue on their own.
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