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Accessibility, Consumer Groups Warn Against Scaling Back Broadband Transparency Labels

AARP cautioned the FCC against relying on ISPs’ characterizations of consumer behavior

Jericho Casper

Jericho Casper

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Accessibility, Consumer Groups Warn Against Scaling Back Broadband Transparency Labels
Photo of sample broadband transparency labels from NISC

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2026 – A proposal to scale back federal disclosure requirements for Internet plans has drawn sharp criticism from accessibility organizations, consumer groups, and advocates for older adults.

Congress in 2022 directed the Federal Communications Commission to create standardized broadband “nutrition labels,” displaying prices, speeds, fees, and other key details.

Under new leadership, the FCC in October asked whether it should eliminate six disclosure requirements and how else it might “streamline the label requirements.”

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