{"id":1201057,"date":"2023-11-08T15:57:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T20:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1201057"},"modified":"2023-11-08T15:57:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T20:57:34","slug":"internet-providers-say-the-fcc-should-not-investigate-broadband-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1201057","title":{"rendered":"Internet providers say the FCC should not investigate broadband prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rss-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"intro-image intro-left\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/broadband-us-map-800x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of a US map with ones and zeroes to represent data. There are also stars on the left that cause the map to resemble a United States flag.\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"font-size:0.8em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/broadband-us-map.jpg\" class=\"enlarge-link\" data-height=\"1406\" data-width=\"2500\">Enlarge<\/a> (credit: Getty Images | traffic_analyzer)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div><a name=\"page-1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Internet service providers and their lobby groups are fighting a US plan to prohibit discrimination in access to broadband services. In particular, ISPs want the Federal Communications Commission to drop the plan&#8217;s proposal to require that prices charged to consumers be non-discriminatory.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/117\/plaws\/publ58\/PLAW-117publ58.pdf\">Congress required<\/a> the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules &#8220;preventing digital discrimination of access based on income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national origin&#8221; within two years. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel last month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/document\/preventing-digital-discrimination-broadband-internet-access\">released her draft plan<\/a> to comply with the congressional mandate and scheduled a November 15 commission vote on adopting final rules.<\/p>\n<p>The plan is likely to pass in a party-line vote as Rosenworcel has a 3-2 Democratic majority, but aspects of the draft could be changed before the vote. Next week&#8217;s meeting could be a contentious one, judging by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/document\/carr-opposes-bidens-internet-plan\">statement<\/a> issued Monday by Republican Commissioner Brendan Carr.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1982368#p3\">Read 39 remaining paragraphs<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1982368&amp;comments=1\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: Ars Technica &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1982368\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Internet providers say the FCC should not investigate broadband prices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | traffic_analyzer) Internet service providers and their lobby groups are fighting a US plan to prohibit discrimination in access to broadband services. 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