Since the Federal Communications Commission voted to roll back federal net neutrality regulations, many states have opposed the measure with executive orders, lawsuits, and legislation. All this despite the regulations being fundamentally bad policy, the Internet industry being inherently interstate commerce, and the FCC's recent order preempting states from passing their own rules mandating net neutrality.
Net neutrality regulations are essentially bans on certain business arrangements among private actors. Many of these arrangements exist in other industries and benefit consumers by providing more choices.
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