NY Governor Signs Order Requiring Net Neutrality From State ISPs
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed an executive order requiring the state to do business only with internet service providers who adhere to net neutrality principles. Travis LeBlanc, the former FCC enforcement bureau chief who is now a partner at Boies Schiller Flexner, said states will "likely" decide the future of net neutrality.
January 24, 2018 at 03:25 PM
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ALBANY—New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order Wednesday barring the state from entering into contracts with internet service providers that don't adhere to the principles of net neutrality.
The Office of General Services and other state government entities in New York are being directed to incorporate into their procurement process for internet, data and telecommunication services criteria requiring that recipients of state contracts adhere to net neutrality principles, Cuomo said in the executive order.
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