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FCC Reminds ISPs That They Can Be Fined For Lacking Transparency

Posted by Unknown on from the beware-the-$5-fine dept.

An anonymous reader writes The FCC issued a notice on Wednesday reminding ISPs that, according to the still-intact transparency rule of the 2010 Open Internet Order, they are required to be transparent about their services. "The FCC's transparency rule requires that consumers get the information they need to make informed choices about the broadband services they purchase." Applicable scenarios include "poorly worded service offers or inaccurate counts of data against a data cap...[as well as] blocking or slowing certain types of traffic without explaining that to the customer." The transparency rule gives the FCC the power to fine ISPs for non-compliance.

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  1. Why haven't they fined practically every ISP? by timrod · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If this order still stands, why hasn't the FCC fined practically every ISP under this rule? Plenty of ISPs were (and some still are) throttling YouTube, and I don't think I saw a single notice from the ISPs themselves about it. I would think that YouTube counts as a "certain type of traffic" for the purposes of this rule.

  2. Re:Gasp! by jythie · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Keep in mind, this represents the FCC _talking_ like a regulator, not _acting_ like one.