ISPs created so many fees that FCC will kill requirement to list them all
11 hours ago
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- FCC Chairman Brendan Carr proposes eliminating a rule requiring ISPs to itemize fees on broadband price labels.
- The rule, effective since April 2024, aimed to prevent misleading low advertised prices by listing discretionary fees.
- ISPs could comply by listing fees or dropping them and raising overall prices, but the latter contradicts the transparency goal.
- Carr scheduled an October 28 vote on a proposal to remove requirements, including itemizing location-varying state and local fees.
- The proposal suggests displaying an aggregate fee amount instead of itemizing, seeking public comment on the change.
- This move is part of Carr's 'Delete, Delete, Delete' initiative to reduce regulatory burdens, supported by industry lobby groups.