“If you want to do business with Montana, there are standards on net neutrality you will have to follow,” Mr. Bullock said. The idea is similar to bills in New York and Rhode Island that are also trying to use government contracts to regulate the practices of internet service providers. Broadband providers say they will have difficulty following different state laws related to net neutrality. Mr. Bullock, a Democrat, said the executive order was the fastest and surest way to bring back net neutrality rules and to head off any decisions by internet service providers to begin throttling or charging websites more to reach consumers. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“This is simple plug and play for other states to do as well,” Mr. Bullock said.

Source: New York Times January 22, 2018 16:55 UTC