Even as the Federal Communications Commission is proposing a new broadband labeling program — this one for Internet of Things devices — cable and telco broadband operators are looking for some movement on another labeling front, the broadband “nutrition” labels mandated by Congress.
Congress mandated the labels so consumers can better gauge just what kind of broadband service they are getting, including price, speed and quality. The FCC then came up with rules for the program, which it released in a Report and Order. A couple of those rules didn’t sit well wit cable-operator groups ACA Connects and NCTA–The Internet & Television Association, which joined in a petition to clarify or reconsider a couple of requirements, a petition that was filed Jan. 17. The rules were passed in November 2022.
