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01-25-2018, 09:53 AM
New York governor signs executive order protecting net neutrality in the state
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The battle is on for states striving to preserve fair internet usage.
A month after the Federal Communications Commission's widely criticized decision to essentially kill net neutrality (http://mashable.com/2017/12/14/net-neturality-fcc-vote/), New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is taking action.
Cuomo signed (http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/370507-cuomo-signs-executive-order-protecting-net-neutrality-in-new-york) an executive order (https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.ny.gov/files/atoms/files/EO_175.pdf) to protect net neutrality in the state of New York on Wednesday, *making it the second state to enforce such measures.
SEE ALSO: This Burger King video is the net neutrality explainer you never knew you needed (http://mashable.com/2018/01/24/burger-king-whopper-net-neutrality/)
The order states that the internet is "an essential service that should be available to all New Yorkers" and that the FCC's decision aligned with corporations' interests over those of city dwellers. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/24/new-york-governor-signs-order-protecting-net-neutrality/)
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The battle is on for states striving to preserve fair internet usage.
A month after the Federal Communications Commission's widely criticized decision to essentially kill net neutrality (http://mashable.com/2017/12/14/net-neturality-fcc-vote/), New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is taking action.
Cuomo signed (http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/370507-cuomo-signs-executive-order-protecting-net-neutrality-in-new-york) an executive order (https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.ny.gov/files/atoms/files/EO_175.pdf) to protect net neutrality in the state of New York on Wednesday, *making it the second state to enforce such measures.
SEE ALSO: This Burger King video is the net neutrality explainer you never knew you needed (http://mashable.com/2018/01/24/burger-king-whopper-net-neutrality/)
The order states that the internet is "an essential service that should be available to all New Yorkers" and that the FCC's decision aligned with corporations' interests over those of city dwellers. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/24/new-york-governor-signs-order-protecting-net-neutrality/)
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