New labels are intended to make shopping for broadband internet service more consumer-friendly and transparent.
Our area is under an Enhanced Risk for severe weather with a portion of SW AL at a Moderate Risk This image provided by the Federal Communications Commission shows a portion of a blank, sample broadband consumer label. Much like nutritional labels on food products, â broadband labels â for internet packages will soon tell you just what is going into the pricing of your service, thanks to new rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission this week.
Internet service providers with fewer than 100,000 subscribers have until October to comply with the FCC’s label rules, which arose from a requirement in the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. People might not realize an introductory rate will balloon in six months, he said. Or they don’t realize there are $40 in fees tacked on to an $80-a-month plan.
The new broadband labels are intended to make it easier for people to compare plans and pick what’s best for them. The labels will include details on “typical” download speeds, upload speeds and latency. They’ll show how much data is included with the monthly plan. He also said many plans that consumers think are unlimited actually have data limits, by slowing or “throttling” connections after users hit their caps.
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