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From the 2007 General Assembly
HB 1069
Net Neutrality and Universal Access
Delegates Taylor, Ali, Barkley, et al.
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Summary
Contains a finding that the sale of internet service should not give priority to different sources of packets, and requires a quarterly report from broadband providers describing the extent of access to broadband in Maryland./1/Background
Adopts as a legislative finding the net neutrality language used by the FCC in the AT&T-BellSouth merger approval.Political Context
Net Neutrality legislation has been considered but not passed at the federal level. Verizon and Comcast are lobbying against HB 1069. The House of Delegates’ Economic Matters Committee has scheduled a hearing on the bill for Feb. 27. /2/Additional Links
/1/ Stoller, Matt "Net Neutrality Bill Introduced in Maryland" My DD 2/15/07/2/ Brodsky Art [LINK http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/831 My Maryland -- a new broadband approach" Public Knowledge Blog February 15, 2007
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