Montana adds its own net neutrality rules in defiance of FCC

The net neutrality backlash just stepped up a notch.

Just weeks after the Federal Communications Commission controversially peeled back open internet rules, amid widespread protests and condemnation, Montana has taken the first steps in enforcing its own regulations.

The state's governor, Steve Bullock, signed an executive order Monday requiring any service providers with state contracts to follow net neutrality principals.

"Montana's future depends on a free and open internet," Bullock tweeted, adding that he hoped the state's initiative would inspire other states to follow suit. In a subsequent tweet he offered to pass on a copy of the order to make things easy. Read more...