Don't Vote on California ISP Privacy Rules, Says CCTA
California legislators shouldn’t rush a vote on proposed ISP privacy rules because AB-375 hasn’t received “full policy vetting,” California Cable & Telecommunications Association President Carolyn McIntyre told us. She said CCTA supports holding AB-375 in the Senate Rules Committee, which…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC). Join them today!
would prevent a vote by the Sept. 15 legislative deadline. The bill was amended last month to align it more closely to the FCC rules that President Donald Trump repealed but “the legislation completely disregards the 170 page order that provided guidance and detailed explanations, analysis, and clarifications of how the rules are to be interpreted and applied,” McIntyre said. “The legislation would be open to broad interpretation that could only be resolved through costly litigation.” The California Chamber of Commerce also supported holding the bill, but the Electronic Frontier Foundation and other privacy advocates seek a vote because they said the majority of the California legislature supports the bill (see 1709060053).