California may gut state net neutrality law to comply with Trump admin demand

California faces a conflict between its state net neutrality law and the $1.86 billion in federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) grants. The federal government mandates that states waive net neutrality enforcement and rate regulation for any ISP receiving these funds, effectively preempting California’s existing protections against traffic blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization.