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Saturday 10 March 2018
Washington becomes 1st state to approve net-neutrality rules

By RACHEL LA CORTE put any new requirements
Associated Press on internet providers.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — It would stop state agen-
Setting up a likely legal cies from buying internet
fight with the Trump admin- service from any compa-
istration, Washington has ny that blocks or prioritizes
become the first state to specific content or apps,
enact its own net-neutrality starting in 2019. It's unclear
requirements after U.S. reg- when Oregon's measure
ulators repealed Obama- would be signed into law.
era rules designed to keep Washington state was
the internet an even play- among more than 20 states
ing field. and the District of Colum-
"We know that when D.C. bia that sued in January to
fails to act, Washington try and block the FCC's ac-
state has to do so," Gov. tion. There are also efforts
Jay Inslee said Monday be- by Democrats to undo the
fore signing the bipartisan move in Congress.
measure that banned inter- Governors in five states —
net providers from blocking Hawaii, New Jersey, New
content or interfering with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center, speaks before signing a bill Monday, March 5, 2018, in Olym- York, Montana and Ver-
online traffic. pia, Wash., that makes Washington the first state to set up its own net-neutrality requirements in mont — have signed exec-
The new law also requires response to the Federal Communications Commission's recent repeal of Obama-era rules. utive orders related to net-
Associated Press
internet providers to dis- neutrality issues, according
close information about Because the FCC prohib- neutrality, so far only Ore- passed legislation. But Or- to the National Conference
their management prac- ited state laws from con- gon and Washington have egon's measure wouldn't of State Legislatures.q
tices, performance and tradicting its decision, op-
commercial terms. Viola- ponents of the Washington
tions would be enforceable law have said it would lead
under the state's Consumer to lawsuits. Inslee said he Facebook to stream 25 MLB
Protection Act. was confident of its legal-
The Federal Communica- ity, saying "the states have games in exclusive deal
tions Commission voted a full right to protect their
in December to gut U.S. citizens."
rules that meant to pre- As he has done frequently NEW YORK (AP) — Face- page. Facebook said Fri- Facebook, Twitter and
vent broadband compa- over the past year, Inslee book is getting deeper day that recorded broad- Amazon and other tech
nies such as Comcast, AT&T took aim at President Don- into the professional sports casts will also be available companies are in a race
and Verizon from exercis- ald Trump's administration, streaming game, partner- globally, excluding select to acquire sports stream-
ing more control over what saying the decision by the ing with Major League international markets. ing rights, which can be
people watch and see on Federal Communications Baseball to air 25 weekday The package, MLB's first lucrative and potentially
the internet. The regula- Commission was "a clear afternoon games in an ex- digital-only national broad- boost user loyalty. The deal
tions also prohibited provid- case of the Trump admin- clusive deal. cast agreement, precludes comes at a time when
ers from favoring some sites istration favoring powerful The games will be available teams from televising those leagues are worrying about
and apps over others. corporate interests over the to Facebook users in the games on their regional cord-cutters causing a de-
interests of millions of Wash- U.S. on Facebook Watch, sports networks. The con- crease in viewers among
ingtonians and Americans." the company's video fea- cept is similar to the exclu- cable television networks.
While several states intro- ture announced last Au- sive package of Sunday Verizon signed a deal with
duced similar measures this gust, via the MLB Live show night games on ESPN. the NBA to stream eight
year seeking to protect net basketball games on Ya-
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