Broadband Industry Urges Judge To Invalidate Vermont Net Neutrality Law

A coalition of cable and wireless organizations are asking a judge to invalidate Vermont's new network neutrality law on the grounds that the measure goes against federal policy. VT lawmakers “purposefully acted to undermine federal law,” the American Cable Association, CTIA -- The Wireless Association, NCTA -- The Internet & Television Association, New England Cable & Telecommunications Association and USTelecom -- The Broadband Association write in court papers filed Jan 23 with US District Court Judge Christina Reiss in VT. “This case is about Vermont’s efforts to nullify federal law by imposing state-specific rules on an interstate communications service that the [Federal Communications Commission] -- under both Democratic and Republican administrations -- has held must be subject to a uniform federal regulatory approach, rather than a patchwork of state regulations,” the broadband organizations add.