# Professor Nicholas Economides shares his views on states' efforts to protect net neutrality

1 Faculty News February 15, 2018 ![Digital Trends logo 192 x 144](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/digitaltrends192x144.jpg?itok=l-itl2py)>

Excerpt from [Digital Trends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/web/state-lawmakers-trying-to-save-net-neutrality/) -- "'In my opinion, I think these efforts are not going to work out because internet service is considered an interstate service. This is regulated by the FCC,' said [Nick Economides](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/nicholas-economides) of the NYU Stern Business School, who specializes in electronic commerce and public policy and is pro-net neutrality. 'I don’t think the states have jurisdiction. They can try, and then some court is going to say they don’t have jurisdiction.'"

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