Trump Admin Demands States Exempt ISPs From Net Neutrality and Price Laws

Trump admin demands states exempt ISPs from net neutrality and price laws

US says net neutrality is price regulation and is banned in $42B grant program.

NTIA's Roth: No Rate Regulation or Net Neutrality Rules for BEAD Providers

NTIA is making it explicitly clear to states that they can't impose rate regulation on BEAD projects, Administrator Arielle Roth said Tuesday. In a Hudson Institute address, Roth said the agency is telling states that providers must be protected from...

Roth: No State Net Neutrality, Affordability Laws for BEAD Participants

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2025 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is telling states that participants in the agency’s $42.45 billion broadband grant program will have to be exempt from certain state broadband regulations, the agency’s top official said Tuesday.NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth said Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program participants would be exempt from state laws mandating net neutrality rules o…