US state of New Jersey is also going to introduce its own net neutrality rules

In addition to the US states of Montana and New York, New Jersey will also set its own net neutrality rules. This is in response to the Federal Communications Commission abolishing US net neutrality rules in December last year.

New Jersey Democratic Governor Phil Murphy has issued a regulatory order requiring all ISPs doing business with the state government to comply with net neutrality principles. This means that at least some of the ISPs that are active in the state are not allowed to block websites or slow down certain traffic in the long term.

Earlier, New York and Montana already instituted similar rules. States are not allowed to pass legislation that directly prohibits ISPs from prioritizing certain Internet traffic, for example, because the Federal Communications Commission, when it abolished net neutrality in December last year, ruled that individual states cannot pass their own rules in this area that would restrict net neutrality. restore its generality.

There is a lot of opposition to the FCC’s decision to abolish net neutrality. Mozilla, among others, has filed a lawsuit against the commission and the same applies to attorneys general from 21 different states. They claim the FCC’s decision violates federal law. Efforts are also underway to secure a majority in the US Senate to reverse the FCC’s decision.

On December 14, the FCC voted to repeal net neutrality rules in the US. Despite strong criticism from many companies, citizens and organizations, the strict rules have been abolished, which means that certain guarantees regarding services, network access and competition are lost. Of the five members of the FCC, three Republicans, including Chairman Ajit Pai, voted to change the rules; the two Democrats voted against.