The FCC is letting ISPs hide fees on your broadband bill
TL;DR
The FCC is proposing to roll back rules that require ISPs to display transparent broadband pricing labels, making it harder for consumers to understand their bills. This follows a recent vote to scale back the Broadband Facts label requirement.
The FCC is moving to dismantle a rule requiring internet service providers to publish detailed "nutrition labels" for their service plans, just over a year after the requirement went into effect. The changes it's proposing could roll back transparency requirements that took years to establish - making it harder to tell how much you'll be paying for internet service.
In a 2-1 vote on October 28th, the FCC passed a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that could significantly scale back the Broadband Facts label, something internet service providers have been required to provide since April 2024. The label, initially proposed all the way bac …