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the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) eliminates or modifies certain broadband label requirements to ensure that consumers have clear, accurate, and concise information when shopping for broadband plans
MechanismThe broadband label is a disclosure a provider has to publish at the point of sale, so changing what it must contain changes the disclosure obligation of every company selling internet access.
So whatCertain broadband label requirements are eliminated or modified, so what a provider has to put in front of somebody shopping for broadband plans is set by this rule rather than by the provider.
Already in force
Takes effect 14 September 2026 — 32 days after publication. The capture carries no comment window: on this one the input stage is over and what is left is the obligation.
CG Docket No. 22-2, GN Docket No. 25-133 · FCC 26-48 · FR ID 361584
Selection rule: Read by hand from the Federal Register issue of 2026-08-13, after matching on "broadband" in the abstract.
Federal Communications Commission 91 FR 52251 FR Doc. 2026-16503 published 2026-08-13 federalregister.gov ↗official PDF ↗
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