NEW YORK (NEWSnet/AP) — “Broadband labels” for internet packages soon must reveal specifics of pricing, according to rules adopted this week by Federal Communications Commission.

Following design of FDA food labels, it provides easy-to-understand, accurate information about the cost and performance of high-speed internet service.

Providers selling home access or mobile broadband plans will be required to have a label for each plan beginning April 10.

The labels will be mandated to appear at any point of sale and required to disclose all pricing information, including introductory rates, data allowance and speed.

On a call Tuesday, a spokesperson for the FCC clarified that the labels “cannot be buried in multiple clicks” or hidden in a way that a consumer might miss.

Among key information included on each label: Monthly cost and length of contract; one-time and early-termination fees; Whether the company participates in Affordable Connectivity Program; and links to network management and privacy policy.

Providers will begin displaying their labels in April, some firms with fewer than 100,000 subscribers have until Oct. 10, 2024, to comply.

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