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 …