Bill Text: CA SB822 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 822 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Communications: broadband Internet access service.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-09-30 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 976, Statutes of 2018. [SB822 Detail]

Download: California-2017-SB822-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 822

Introduced by Senator Wiener
(Principal coauthors: Senators Allen, Dodd, Hill, McGuire, Monning, and Skinner)
(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Bloom, Bonta, Chiu, Friedman, Kalra, and Mullin)
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Ting)

January 03, 2018

An act relating to communications.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 822, as introduced, Wiener. Broadband Internet access service.

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. Pursuant to its existing authority, the commission supervises administration of the state’s telecommunications universal service programs. The Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006 establishes a procedure for the issuance of state franchises for the provision of video service, defined to include cable service and open-video systems, administered by the commission.

The bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to effectuate net neutrality in California utilizing the state’s regulatory powers and to prevent Internet service providers from engaging in practices inconsistent with net neutrality, including through 4 described means.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to effectuate net neutrality in California utilizing the state’s regulatory powers and to prevent Internet service providers from engaging in practices inconsistent with net neutrality, including, without limitation, by means of each of the following:

(a) Using the state’s market influence as a purchaser of Internet and telecommunications services to effectuate net neutrality.

(b) Strengthening the state’s consumer protection and deceptive and unfair business practice laws to effectuate net neutrality.

(c) Conditioning issuance or renewal of a state franchise pursuant to the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006 (Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 5800) of the Public Utilities Code), and use of the public rights-of-way for Internet infrastructure, on adherence to net neutrality, and on promotion of the availability of municipal broadband.

(d) Conditioning any state-granted right to attach small cell or other broadband wireless communications devices to utility poles on adherence to net neutrality.