The Iowa Legislature this week joined other states in introducing...
The Iowa Legislature this week joined other states in introducing a bill to limit state regulation of Internet Protocol-based services. House Study Bill 170 proposes “exempting internet protocol-enabled service and voice over internet protocol service from direct or indirect regulation…
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by any department, agency, board, or political subdivision of the state” of Iowa, according to the text (http://bit.ly/XbqApG). Like in other states, the Iowa bill makes certain exceptions for how states will deal with IP. “These provisions shall not be construed to modify or affect the application or enforcement of a law or rule that may apply generally to the conduct of business in Iowa, including but not limited to consumer protection and unfair or deceptive trade practice laws and rules,” its text said. “The bill further adds that these provisions shall also not be construed to affect, mandate, or prohibit the assessment of nondiscriminatory E911 fees or telecommunications relay service fees.” Wyoming’s IP-focused bill (CD Feb 1 p7) received signatures this week from both the Senate president and the House speaker after votes in both legislative bodies.