Vermont Gov. Phil Scott is the latest state governor to take a stand against the Federal Communications Commission’s rollback of net neutrality rules.
Scott last week took executive action mandating that any internet service provider (ISP) holding or seeking a state contract must include net neutrality protections in its services for all subscribers. He becomes the fifth governor to use the tactic, which is intended to pressure ISPs to operate as if the FCC did not repeal the Obama-era rules.
With the order, Scott joined Govs. Andrew Cuomo of New York, Steve Bullock of Montana, Phil Murphy of New Jersey and David Ige of Hawaii in trying to circumvent the FCC, whose decision to repeal net neutrality regulations has caught major backlash in the last six months.
