Federal Communications Commission	"FCC/DA  XX-XXX"


DA 22-1347
Released:  December 19, 2022

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

Comment Date:  January 17, 2023 
Reply Comment Date:  February 14, 2023 

On November 17, 2022, the Commission released a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on ways it can enhance the newly-adopted broadband consumer label. See Empowering Broadband Consumers Through Transparency, CG Docket No. 22-2, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 22-86 (rel. Nov. 17, 2022) (Broadband Labels FNPRM); see also Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. No. 117-58, 135 Stat. 429, § 60504(a) (2021).
  Specifically, in the Broadband Labels FNPRM, the Commission seeks comment on issues related to more comprehensive pricing information, bundled plans, label accessibility, performance characteristics, service reliability, cybersecurity, network management and privacy issues, the availability of labels in multiple languages, and whether the labels should be interactive or otherwise formatted differently.
On December 16, 2022, a summary of the Broadband Labels FNPRM was published in the Federal Register. Federal Communications Commission, Empowering Broadband Consumers Through Transparency, Proposed Rule, 87 Fed. Reg. 77048 (Dec. 16, 2022). 
  Accordingly, comments are due on or before January 17, 2023, and reply comments are due on or before February 14, 2023.  Complete comment filing instructions are set forth in the Broadband Labels FNPRM. Broadband Labels FNPRM at para. 158.

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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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