Broadband Nutrition Labels Should Be Everywhere Now

Larger ISPs had to display labels with their plans in April.

Jake Neenan

Oct 10, 2024 — 2 min read

Photo of Zac Champ, deputy chief of the Consumer Policy Division of the FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, from the Federal Communications Bar Association.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2024 – Broadband nutrition labels are required to be on all internet service provider websites as of Thursday.

The Federal Communications Commission required broadband providers with 100,000 or more subscribers to display FDA-style labels with information on their plans, including measured speed and latency, by April 10. Smaller providers got more time to reflect their relatively fewer resources.

Speaking at the Broadband Measurement Summit in March, Zac Champ, deputy chief of the consumer policy division at the FCC, highlighted the extensive considerations undertaken during the public comment period which will inform requirements for future iterations of labels.

Full keynote address by Carmen Scurato, legal advisor for consumer and public safety issues to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, at the Broadband Measurement Summit

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