ASSEMBLY SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
ASSEMBLY, No. 2132
with committee amendments
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: MARCH 12, 2018
The Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Assembly Bill No. 2132.
As amended and reported, this bill provides that a public contract may not be awarded to an Internet service provider that: 1) engages in paid prioritization; 2) prevents customers located in this State from accessing all lawful Internet content, applications, and services or using non-harmful Internet-enabled devices; or 3) impairs or degrades Internet access speeds, subject to reasonable network management. As used in this bill, “paid prioritization” is defined as the management of an Internet service provider’s network to directly or indirectly favor some data traffic over other data traffic, including through use of techniques such as data traffic shaping, prioritization, resource reservation, or other forms of preferential data traffic management, either in exchange for consideration from a third party or to benefit an affiliated entity.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:
The committee amended the definition of “paid prioritization” to clarify that traffic refers to data traffic.