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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5251
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 600
Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Introduced by:
REP. TURCO, 27th 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 (1) Internet service 1
providers operating in the state to register with the Public Utilities 2
Regulatory Authority and pay an annual registration fee, (2) the Public 3
Utilities Regulatory Authority to apply net neutrality principles to 4
Internet service providers in Connecticut, and (3) a civil penalty be 5
imposed by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for failure of an 6
Internet service provider to comply with such principles where each day 7
in violation is a separate offense. 8
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.