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| 3 | 3 | | LCO No. 2030 1 of 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6155 |
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| 6 | 6 | | January Session, 2021 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LCO No. 2030 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY |
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| 13 | 13 | | Introduced by: |
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| 14 | 14 | | REP. BLUMENTHAL, 147th Dist. |
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| 18 | 18 | | AN ACT REQUIRING INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT ARE |
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| 19 | 19 | | STATE CONTRACTORS TO ADOPT A NET NEUTRALITY POLICY. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General |
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| 21 | 21 | | Assembly convened: |
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| 23 | 23 | | That the general statutes be amended to require Internet service 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | providers that are state contractors to adopt a net neutrality policy, 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | provided each such policy shall include a certification that the 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | contractor: 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (1) Shall not block lawful content, applications, services or 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | nonharmful devices, subject to reasonable network management that is 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | disclosed to the consumer; 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (2) Shall not impair or degrade lawful Internet traffic on the basis of 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Internet content, application or service or use of a nonharmful device, 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | subject to reasonable network management that is disclosed to the 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | consumer; 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (3) Shall not engage in paid prioritization, or accept any consideration 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | to manage its network in a way that benefits particular content, 13 Proposed Bill No. 6155 |
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| 38 | 38 | | LCO No. 2030 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | applications, services or devices; and 14 |
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| 41 | 41 | | (4) Shall publicly disclose accurate information regarding the 15 |
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| 42 | 42 | | network management practices, performance and commercial terms of 16 |
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| 43 | 43 | | its broadband Internet access services sufficient for consumers to make 17 |
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| 44 | 44 | | informed choices regarding the use of such services.18 |
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| 45 | 45 | | Statement of Purpose: |
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| 46 | 46 | | That the general statutes be amended to require Internet service |
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| 47 | 47 | | providers that are state contractors to adopt a net neutrality policy. |
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