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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5
February Session, 2020
LCO No. 659
Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist.
SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist.
SEN. CASSANO, 4th Dist.
SEN. COHEN, 12th Dist.
SEN. DAUGHERTY ABRAMS, 13th Dist.
SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist.
SEN. HASKELL, 26th Dist.
SEN. KUSHNER, 24th Dist.
SEN. LESSER, 9th Dist.
SEN. MARONEY, 14th Dist.
SEN. MOORE, 22nd Dist.
SEN. NEEDLEMAN, 33rd Dist.
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.
SEN. SLAP, 5th Dist.
SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS AND NET
NEUTRALITY PRINCIPLES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require Internet service 1
providers operating in the state to register with the Public Utilities 2
Regulatory Authority and pay an annual registration fee, to require the 3
Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to apply net neutrality principles 4
to Internet service providers in Connecticut and to require a civil 5
penalty be imposed by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for 6
failure of an Internet service provider to comply with such principles 7
where each day in violation is a separate offense. 8 Proposed Bill No. 5
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Statement of Purpose:
To require Internet service providers to register and pay registration
fees and to require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to apply net
neutrality principles to Internet service providers and enforce such
principles with civil penalties.