FCC to let ISPs stop listing all passthrough fees, give single "up to" price.

The Federal Communications Commission will vote to eliminate a rule that requires Internet service providers to list all of their so-called “passthrough” fees on an easily accessible broadband price label. The FCC vote could also make the price labels themselves a bit harder for consumers to find.

ISPs routinely advertise prices much lower than those actually charged to consumers on their monthly bills. One method of raising monthly bill prices above advertised rates is to tack on fees that, ISPs claim, are used to offset charges imposed by local governments.

  • BillyClark@piefed.socialEnglish
    44·
    2 days ago

    Let’s see… They slowed down the war that they started in Iran. They released half of the Epstein files, just not the presumably 50% that directly implicate Trump. Trump fired Pam Bondi who he had appointed.

    It’s hard to think of anything good that they did that wasn’t just toning down or backtracking of something bad that they had previously done.

      • FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world
        3·
        12 hours ago

        I disagree, but that’s just me apparently. It’s not that I particularly liked pennies, but I definitely don’t like companies rounding UP to the nearest nickel. And as for the pennies costing more to make than they’re worth – so what? Basically any government provided service or product costs taxpayer money. Also, change the penny to make it more cost effective?

        Anyhow, what’s done is done, and we’re probably all poorer because of it. I’ve been poor – it sucks but life goes on.

        • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
          2·
          11 hours ago

          All you need is to stop considering pennies legal tender but require banks to still accept them for changing or depositing (but not giving them out anymore).

          Then stores can handle them on a case by case basis if they want to or just say “sorry we’re done with pennies”.

          Oh yeah, also send the mint a note telling them to stop producing pennies en masse.

    • Wataba@sh.itjust.works
      25·
      2 days ago

      Its literally just an abuse-manipulation tactic at that point.

      Going overboard, then retreating back only slightly to give the false impression of being reasonable, when theyve already got what they want.

      Throw it on the pile of shit that the public will never acknowledge, yes I know.

      • cmbabul@slrpnk.net
        4·
        12 hours ago

        One of the only true unifying principles of all the horrors that have begun to crescendo from the right for the past 10 that I have pinned down is that all sides of it are ultimately just abuse and cult dynamics, which are really just advanced abuse

    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
      14·
      2 days ago

      and hired TODD blanche, who is even more tied to EPSTEIN than bondi is. trump likely is keeping him close so he doesnt rat on trump down the line.