{"id":25595,"date":"2022-01-28T17:22:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T17:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/?p=25595"},"modified":"2022-01-28T19:00:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T19:00:39","slug":"internet-users-score-major-victory-as-appellate-court-upholds-california-net-neutrality-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/internet-users-score-major-victory-as-appellate-court-upholds-california-net-neutrality-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet Users Score Major Victory as Appellate Court Upholds California Net Neutrality Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in <a href=\"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACA_Connects_v_Bonta_Ninth_Circuit_Opinion.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>ACA Connects v. Bonta<\/em><\/a>, rejecting an attempt by broadband providers to overturn California\u2019s net neutrality law. Public Knowledge and other consumer groups filed an <a href=\"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/policy\/public-interest-aca-connects-v-bonta-amicus-brief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">amicus brief<\/a> in this case last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following can be attributed to John Bergmayer, Legal Director at Public Knowledge:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a great decision and a major victory for internet users in California and nationwide. The court rightly found that when a federal agency determines that it has no authority over a service, it necessarily also loses the ability to preempt state laws on that topic. This means that California&#8217;s excellent broadband consumer protection law, <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SB 822<\/a>, can go into effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen the FCC has its full complement of commissioners, it should put into place rules at least as strong as California\u2019s nationwide, making some state measures unnecessary. But even after that happens, this decision clarifies that states have room to enact broadband consumer protection laws that go beyond the federal baseline.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a major consumer win, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in ACA Connects v. 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