State lawmakers concerned over federal net neutrality repeal

HARTFORD — Some lawmakers and government officials want to require internet providers to make all content available to Connecticut users at the same speed, despite a repeal of net neutrality regulations by the FCC in December. On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff, D-Norwalk, proposed prohibiting internet service providers in Connecticut from throttling consumer internet speeds, blocking certain websites or forcing some businesses to pay more to put their content on the same internet platform. The Public Utility Regulatory Authority would be charged with overseeing this. “Discarding net neutrality rules represents a dangerous rollback of consumer protections,” said Duff.

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