Montana Governor Signs Order to Force Net Neutrality
But Mr. Bullock and some public interest advocates who have advised him argue
that the state has wide latitude to set conditions to any contracts with the government — one of the biggest customers in most cities and states — to get around the F. C.C.’s restrictions.
Steve Bullock declared on Monday that any internet service provider with a state government contract cannot block
or charge more for faster delivery of websites, two core aspects of net neutrality, to any customer in the state.
The idea is similar to bills in New York and Rhode Island
that are also trying to use government contracts to regulate the practices of internet service providers.
