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FCC RIN: 3060-AL33 Publication ID: Fall 2022 
Title: Empowering Broadband Consumers Through Transparency (CG Docket No 02-278) 
Abstract:

In this docket, the Commission proposes that broadband Internet access service providers (ISPs) display, at the point of sale, labels to disclose to consumers certain information about prices, introductory rates or promotions, data allowances, broadband speeds, and management practices, among other things.

 
Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 47 CFR 8   
Legal Authority: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. No. 117-58, 135 Stat. 429, 60504(a) (2021)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Other  Statutory  Report and Order  11/15/2022 

Overall Description of Deadline: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requires the Commission to promulgate regulations to require the display of broadband consumer labels, as described in the Public Notice of the Commission issued on April 4, 2016 (DA 16–357), to disclose to consumers information regarding broadband Internet access service plans.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/07/2022  87 FR 6827   
NPRM Comment Period End  03/09/2022 
Reply NPRM Comment Period End  03/24/2022 
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Erica McMahon
Attorney Advisor
Federal Communications Commission
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone:202 418-0346
Email: erica.mcmahon@fcc.gov