Vermont, Broadband Interests Keep Freeze on Net Neutrality Law, Litigation
Vermont agreed to keep its net neutrality law on ice and ISPs agreed to stay their litigation challenging the law, at least until preliminary injunction decisions come in lawsuits challenging California's net neutrality law, under a stipulation (in Pacer, docket…
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18-cv-167) filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Burlington. The litigation stay expires Jan. 30 if the preliminary injunction motions haven't been resolved, and the state won't enforce the law until 30 days after the stay's expiration. Vermont limited state contracts to net-neutral providers, and enforcement could have started in August under a previous hold (see 2008030043).