"Gomez said during the hearing that she typically approves of studies, but "the questions posed in this are so anti-consumer I can't bring myself to agree to them." She went on to say the FCC hadn't given any reason to justify the study. "The more information is available to consumers, the less there is a need for regulation," she said. "But today we propose to shut down information consumers already have access to.""
"Carr countered, saying the FCC "departed quite dramatically from (congressional intent) when it adopted these rules." He added that the study will help determine the information consumers actually need and make that information easier to find. Today, the rules require certain information to be presented in a format similar to what you might see on the side of a cereal box. This earned the FCC rules the nickname "broadband nutrition labels.""
The Federal Communications Commission approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to study potential changes to broadband label requirements enacted in 2021 and required starting in 2024. Commissioners Brendan Carr and Olivia Trusty voted to continue the study; Commissioner Anna M. Gomez voted against it, calling the proposed questions anti-consumer and saying the FCC provided no justification. Carr said the agency departed from congressional intent when adopting the rules and that the study will clarify what information consumers need and improve accessibility. Current rules require broadband labels to list monthly prices, fees, promotional details, data caps, equipment fees, and appear at points of sale.
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