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  • FCC's January Meeting Agenda Includes Proposed Disclosures For All Broa

    From Bill Horne@21:1/5 to All on Thu Feb 3 16:02:26 2022
    27 January 2022

    by Debra McGuire Mercer and Joshua Guyan

    Empowering Broadband Consumers Through Transparency - The ISP NPRM
    would propose rules to implement certain provisions in the
    Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ("Infrastructure
    Act"). Specifically, Section 60504 of the Infrastructure Act directs
    the Commission to "promulgate regulations to require the display of
    broadband consumer labels" to "disclose to consumers information
    regarding broadband Internet access service plans." In accordance with
    that statutory mandate, the ISP NPRM would propose consumer labels
    consistent with a 2016 Public Notice (DA 16-357). In the 2016 Public
    Notice, the Commission set forth various required consumer disclosures
    related to fixed and mobile broadband services, including information
    about pricing, data allowances, broadband speeds, network management
    practices and fees. The Commission would also seek comment on the
    following issues: whether any changes should be made to the content of
    the consumer labels contained in the 2016 Public Notice; where the
    consumer labels should be displayed; how to ensure the accuracy of the
    content of the labels; and the effective date of the label
    requirements.

    https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/broadcasting-film-tv-radio/1154616/fcc39s-january-meeting-agenda-includes-proposed-disclosures-for-all-broadband-providers?email_access=on

    ***** Commentary *****

    I think the FCC should order all TV stations and Streaming Media
    providers (e.g., NetFlix) to include notices on every program or
    movie they show, warning viewers that:

    1. The Tall White Guy will make all the decisions.
    2. Anyone who hesitates to do what the Tall White Guy says will always
    die.
    3. Nobody will ever question the Tall White Guy, except for other
    Taller White Guys.
    4. The Tall White Guy never needs to take toilet breaks.
    5. The Tall White Guy will solve all the problems within sixty
    minutes, with time out for commercials of one sort or another.

    Bill Horne


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