ISPs responded to broadband price‑label rules by multiplying discretionary line‑item fees, making full disclosure unwieldy. The FCC is now proposing to remove fee itemization, weakening a tool meant to stop misleadingly low advertised prices. This illustrates how disclosure‑only policies can be gamed by strategic complexity.
— It highlights the limits of transparency mandates and the risk of regulatory capture in consumer markets, informing how policymakers design effective, enforceable protections.
msmash
2025.10.14
70% relevant
The article shows California moving beyond disclosure‑only fixes by capping early termination fees at 30% and banning buried disclosures—an example of shifting from easily gamed transparency to structural limits on junk‑fee tactics in subscriptions and installment plans.
msmash
2025.10.09
100% relevant
FCC Chair Brendan Carr scheduled an NPRM to eliminate fee itemization from broadband labels after cable/telecom lobbying and one year after the rule took effect.
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