FCC to end Biden-era rule that forces ISPs to list all their fees
Summary
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to remove a rule that requires internet companies to list all extra fees individually on broadband price labels. Instead, these companies can show the fees as one combined “up to” amount, and the price labels may become harder for consumers to find.Key Facts
- The FCC will vote to end the rule that forces internet providers to itemize all “passthrough” fees separately on price labels.
- Passthrough fees are extra charges ISPs add to bills to cover costs from local governments or other parties, not taxes.
- Under the new order, ISPs can show these fees as a single maximum or “up to” amount instead of listing each fee.
- The FCC will also allow ISPs to link to price labels rather than show full labels prominently on sales and account pages.
- ISPs can stop providing price-label data in machine-readable formats and relax phone disclosure requirements.
- The current FCC chair is Brendan Carr, and these changes are reversing some rules made during the Biden administration.
- The FCC aims to finalize the vote by July 22, with the changes taking effect about 30 days later.
- ISPs could choose to fold passthrough fees into their advertised prices but are not required to do so.
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