2021 US Code
Title 47 - Telecommunications
Chapter 16 - Broadband Access
Subchapter IV - Broadband Affordability
Sec. 1753 - Adoption of consumer broadband labels
| 47 U.S.C. § 1753 (2021) |
| §1753. Adoption of consumer broadband labels |
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(a) Final rule
Not later than 1 year after November 15, 2021, the Commission shall promulgate regulations to require the display of broadband consumer labels, as described in the Public Notice of the Commission issued on April 4, 2016 (DA 16–357), to disclose to consumers information regarding broadband internet access service plans. (b) Introductory rate information (1) In generalThe broadband consumer label required under subsection (a) shall also include information regarding whether the offered price is an introductory rate and, if so, the price the consumer will be required to pay following the introductory period. The Commission shall rely on the price information displayed on the broadband consumer label required under subsection (a) for any collection of data relating to the price and subscription rates of each covered broadband internet access service under section 60502(c). In issuing the final rule under subsection (a), the Commission shall conduct a series of public hearings to assess, at the time of the proceeding— (1) how consumers evaluate broadband internet access service plans; and (2) whether disclosures to consumers of information regarding broadband internet access service plans, including the disclosures required under section 8.1 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, are available, effective, and sufficient. |
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(Pub. L. 117–58, div. F, title V, §60504, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1244.) |
| EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 60502(c), referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is section 60502(c) of Pub. L. 117–58, which is set out as a note under section 1752 of this title. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
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| Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS CHAPTER 16 - BROADBAND ACCESS SUBCHAPTER IV - BROADBAND AFFORDABILITY Sec. 1753 - Adoption of consumer broadband labels |
| section 1753 |
| 2021 |
| January 3, 2022 |
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| 135 Stat. 1244 |
| Public Law 117-58 |
