Requirements and prohibited practices for Internet service providers and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

2. Throttling lawful Internet traffic on the basis of content, application, or service or use of a device that does not harm the network.

3. Engaging in paid prioritization, which is the favoring of some Internet traffic over other traffic in exchange for some form of consideration.

4. Unreasonably interfering with or unreasonably disadvantaging an end user's ability to select, access, and use BIAS or an edge provider's ability to make lawful content, applications, services, and devices available to end users. An edge provider is someone who provides any content, application, or service over the Internet, or a device used for accessing any Internet content, application, or service.

5. Engaging in any unjust or unreasonable charge, practice, classification, or regulation.

6. Making any unjust or unreasonable discrimination in charges, practices, classifications, regulations, facilities, or services or subjecting any particular person, class of persons, or locality to any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage or prejudice or disadvantage.

7. Using, disclosing, or permitting access to any individually identifiable customer proprietary network information except in the provision of the BIAS or related service.

The bill also requires a BIAS provider to disclose commercial terms, which must include information on pricing, other fees, and data caps and allowances, and to disclose network performance characteristics, which must include information regarding packet loss. In addition, the bill requires a BIAS provider to make its services and equipment accessible to individuals with disabilities.

Finally, the bill requires the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to create and implement a complaint process for responding to violations of the bill's provisions.