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This bill, titled the "Internet Freedom Act," aims to ensure a free and open internet in the commonwealth. The key provisions include: 1. Prohibiting fixed and mobile internet service providers from blocking, throttling, or engaging in paid prioritization of internet traffic, subject to reasonable network management practices. 2. Requiring internet service providers to publicly disclose information about their network management practices, performance, and commercial terms. 3. Establishing a process for the Department of Telecommunications and Cable to certify providers' adherence to the bill's requirements and limit state benefits to those in compliance. 4. Prohibiting internet service providers from imposing new data caps or allowances, increasing costs, or shutting off service for customers unable to pay during the COVID-19 emergency and 60 days thereafter. 5. Requiring internet service providers bidding on state contracts to disclose their network management practices, which will be a factor in the contract award decision. 6. Creating an "Internet Consumer Access Fund" to support the Attorney General's enforcement of the bill's provisions.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S48