AT&T and Verizon lobbyist could sue states that pass net neutrality laws

In less than one month, the repeal of net neutrality that was voted on by the FCC, will take effect. The narrow 3-2 victory for Trump's hand-picked FCC chairman Ajit Pai, means that carriers like Verizon and AT&T can throttle or block content from certain providers. As it turns out, some individual states are defying the FCC vote by enacting their own laws that will keep net neutrality in effect. Washington and Oregon are in the process of passing such laws, and both states say that the FCC lacks the authority to stop them. In fact, half of the 50 states have legislation pending that would ...