Ohio Code § 4927.22

§ 4927.22.

(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.