Ohio § 4927.22 Broadband internet access service exempt from regulation

Ohio Statutes

§ 4927.22 — Broadband internet access service exempt from regulation

Ohio § 4927.22

Title 49Public Utilities

Ch. 4927Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4927.22 (2026).

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(A)Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code, other than division (B) of this section:

(1)Broadband internet access service is not subject to regulation by the public utilities commission.

(2)No agency, commission, or political subdivision of this state shall enact, adopt, or enforce, either directly or indirectly, any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, standard, order or other provision having the force or effect of law that regulates, or has the effect of regulating, the rates, terms, or conditions of any broadband internet access service, or otherwise treats providers of broadband internet access services as public utilities or telecommunications carriers.

(B)This section shall not be construed to do any of the following:

(1)Restrict any authority delegated to the commis

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(A) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code, other than division (B) of this section:

(1) Broadband internet access service is not subject to regulation by the public utilities commission.

(2) No agency, commission, or political subdivision of this state shall enact, adopt, or enforce, either directly or indirectly, any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, standard, order or other provision having the force or effect of law that regulates, or has the effect of regulating, the rates, terms, or conditions of any broadband internet access service, or otherwise treats providers of broadband internet access services as public utilities or telecommunications carriers.

(B) This section shall not be construed to do any of the following:

(1) Restrict any authority delegated to the commission or to any state agency to administer a state or federal grant program under state or federal statute, rule, or order;

(2) Restrict the application to broadband internet access service, or providers thereof, of any law that applies generally to the conduct of business in the state relating to consumer protection and fair competition;

(3) Restrict the authority of any political subdivision in the state to manage access to and use of any public way or public rights-of-way.

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