Advocates Urge FCC to Preserve Broadband Transparency Labels

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2025 – Public interest advocates urged the Federal Communications Commission this week to preserve transparency measures designed to help consumers compare broadband plans.

In a Tuesday meeting with Chairman Brendan Carr’s office, Harold Feld and John Bergmayer of Public Knowledge pushed back on the FCC’s proposal to scale back disclosure requirements for Internet service providers, set for a vote on Oct. 28.

By “allowing the erosion of consumer protections, the FCC could create a permission structure for ISPs to continue to act without accountability,” Feld and Bergmayer argued. “Internet service providers should not be given free rein to chip away at affordability and the stopgaps the commission has put in place to protect consumers.”