AG Madigan, Other State Attorneys General Vow To Fight New Order Allowing Providers To Interfere With Internet Usage
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2017
By: Rosemary Piser
Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced yesterday that she, along with other state Attorneys General, will appeal the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) action to eliminate existing net neutrality. These rules prohibit internet service providers (ISPs) from discriminating among consumers and content providers.
The FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order, which was approved yesterday in a 3-2 vote over the objections of Madigan and Attorneys General from around the country, eliminates existing prohibitions that . . .