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US: ISPs join DOJ against California’s net neutrality law

By  |  October 3, 2018

The broadband industry’s four main lobbying groups are joining forces to stop California’s net neutrality law from taking effect.

On Wednesday, October 3, lobby groups CTIA; US Telecom (which lobbies for the telecom industry); and the two lobbying organizations for the cable industry—NCTA and the American Cable Association, jointly filed a lawsuit in federal court against the state of California to block its new law.

As a whole, the groups represent nearly every broadband provider in the US, including mobile telecoms and fixed line companies.

The suit, filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of California, asserts that California’s net neutrality protections are illegal because they’re preempted by the Federal Communications Commission, which rolled back federal net neutrality rules earlier this year.

A federal judge set a November 14 hearing in Sacramento for the Justice Department lawsuit.

Full Content: Reuters

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