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> ISPs object to a portion of the FCC order that says, "providers must list all recurring monthly fees" including "all charges that providers impose at their discretion, i.e., charges not mandated by a government." The five trade groups complain that this would require ISPs "to display the pass-through of fees imposed by federal, state, or local government agencies on the consumer broadband label."

OK, so their problem is solely with pass-through 1:1 fees from local governments, and the ISPs totally agree that there's no problem showing their own fees that aren't one-to-one pass-through amounts, right?... Riiiight?

> Comcast said the non-mandatory fees also include pass-through of state and local government fees.

Sounds like they're choosing to mix fees [are / aren't] their fault together, and then whining that it's "unfair" to make them list any of them.




"Local government fees" are often fees the provider pays for a certain level of exclusivity...

They don't want you to see the recurring bribes to the local politicians...


No, because this article is only focusing on one objection here. You'll have to do some googling.


They should want to show pass through fees. I had no idea there were any.




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