California may gut state net neutrality law to comply with Trump admin demand
California’s decision California may gut state net neutrality law to comply with Trump admin demand Trump admin broadband grants forbid states from enforcing net neutrality laws. When the Trump administration overhauled the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program last year, it ruled that states must agree not to enforce any rate regulation or net neutrality rule on ISPs that receive funding. This is particularly problematic for California, which previously won a yearslong court battle to defend its state net neutrality law.
- ▪California’s decision California may gut state net neutrality law to comply with Trump admin demand Trump admin broadband grants forbid states from enforcing net neutrality laws.
- ▪When the Trump administration overhauled the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program last year, it ruled that states must agree not to enforce any rate regulation or net neutrality rule on ISPs that receive fundi
- ▪This is particularly problematic for California, which previously won a yearslong court battle to defend its state net neutrality law.
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California’s decision California may gut state net neutrality law to comply with Trump admin demand Trump admin broadband grants forbid states from enforcing net neutrality laws. Jon Brodkin – Sep 16, 2026 3:36 pm | 43 Credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino Credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav California is on the verge of accepting $1.86 billion in federal broadband grant funds, despite the Trump administration telling states they cannot enforce net neutrality rules on any Internet service provider that gets a piece of the grant money.
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