US FCC will drop Biden plan to ban bulk broadband billing for tenants
Source: Reuters
US FCC will drop Biden plan to ban bulk broadband billing for tenants
David Shepardson
Updated Mon, January 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM EST 2 min read
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr said Monday the agency will drop a proposed Biden administration plan to ban broadband internet "bulk billing" for residents of apartments, condominiums and public housing.
The plan promised to prohibit a requirement for tenants to pay for broadband, cable, and satellite service provided by a specific communications provider even if they did not wish to take the service.
Carr, who took over as chair last week after being named by President Donald Trump, said the proposal "could have raised the price of internet service for Americans living in apartments by as much as 50%."
Previous FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said in March the proposal would boost competition for communications service for millions of renters "by making it more profitable for competitive providers to deploy service in buildings where it is currently too expensive to serve consumers because tenants are required to take a certain provider's service."
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