§ 53167.5

Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 963, Sec. 2. (AB 1999) Effective January 1, 2019.

Except for reasonable network management, a local agency insofar as it is engaged in the provision of broadband Internet access service shall not unreasonably interfere with, or unreasonably disadvantage, either of the following:

(a)An end user’s ability to select, access, and use broadband Internet access service or the lawful Internet content, applications, services, or devices of the end user’s choice.
(b)An edge provider’s ability to make lawful content, applications, services, or devices available to an end user.

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