The US FCC approves “nutrition labels” forcing ISPs to show prices, speed, and more, plus network management practices like throttling, starting on November 15
so we can compare price, speed & data. No more fees in fine print. That's why the FCC is kicking off an effort to develop #broadbandnutritionlabels. Makena Kelly / @kellymakena : Nutrition-like labels are coming for broadband services. And not just on prices and speeds, but network management practices, like throttling, will need disclosure, too. More from me on the FCC's vote today: https://www.theverge.com/... Margaret Harding McGill / @margarethmcgill : During @FCC vote on broadband nutrition labels, @BrendanCarrFCC says Big Tech companies provide far less transparency, and the label would be a good place to start for those companies too Phil Weiser / @pweiser : Thanks, @JRosenworcelFCC, for your leadership on this critical issue. https://twitter.com/... Jessica Rosenworcel / @jrosenworcelfcc : The broadband nutrition labels we're unanimously proposing today are mandatory. With these broadband nutrition labels we can compare service providers and plans, hold broadband providers to their promises, and foster more competition—which means better service and better prices. https://twitter.com/...
In a grocery store nutrition labels make it easy to compare calories & carbohydrates. We need the same simple labels for broadband—so we can compare price, speed & data. No more fees in fine print. That's why the FCC is kicking off an effort to develop #broadbandnutritionlabels.
Nutrition-like labels are coming for broadband services. And not just on prices and speeds, but network management practices, like throttling, will need disclosure, too. More from me on the FCC's vote today: https://www.theverge.com/...
During @FCC vote on broadband nutrition labels, @BrendanCarrFCC says Big Tech companies provide far less transparency, and the label would be a good place to start for those companies too
The broadband nutrition labels we're unanimously proposing today are mandatory. With these broadband nutrition labels we can compare service providers and plans, hold broadband providers to their promises, and foster more competition—which means better service and better prices. …
Today, the Commission proposed new rules that would require broadband providers to display easy-to-understand labels to allow consumers to comparison shop for broadband services. Details here: https://www.fcc.gov/.... #OpenMtgFCC
Comcast (Xfinity) doesn't even make their upload speeds available unless you specifically go Googling for them anymore. Why? Because they can. That's it. They don't want you to ask, and they don't feel any pressure to answer. That's the definition of an uncompetitive market.
absolute common sense use of the federal regulatory apparatus: provide consumers transparency in a highly uncompetitive marketplace. https://twitter.com/...