Federal Communications Commission	"FCC/DA  XX-XXX"


DA 22-118
Released:  February 7, 2022

CONSUMER AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BUREAU ANNOUNCES COMMENT DATES FOR THE BROADBAND CONSUMER LABELS NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
CG Docket No. 22-2

Comment Date:  March 9, 2022 
Reply Comment Date:  March 24, 2022 

On January 27, 2022, the Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to initiate a proceeding to implement certain provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. See Empowering Broadband Consumers Through Transparency, CG Docket No. 22-2, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 22-7 (rel. Jan. 27, 2022) (Broadband Labels NPRM); see also Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. No. 117-58, 135 Stat. 429, § 60504(a) (2021).
  Specifically, the Commission proposed to require broadband providers to display, at the point of sale, labels that show prices, including introductory rates, as well as speeds, data allowances, network management practices, and other critical broadband service information. Broadband Labels NPRM at para. 3.
  
On February 7, 2022, a summary of the Broadband Labels NPRM was published in the Federal Register. Federal Communications Commission, Empowering Broadband Consumers Through Transparency, Proposed Rule, 87 Fed. Reg. 6827 (Feb. 7, 2022). 
  Accordingly, comments are due on or before March 9, 2022, and reply comments are due on or before March 24, 2022.  Complete comment filing instructions are set forth in the Broadband Labels NPRM. Broadband Labels NPRM at paras. 44-46.

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	For further information, contact Erica H. McMahon, Consumer Policy Division, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-0346 (voice) or e-mail at Erica.McMahon@fcc.gov.

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