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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has dropped the previous administration's proposal to ban bulk billing deals that require tenants to pay for a specific provider's Internet ...

The new FCC chair, Brendan Carr, announced the elimination of a Biden-era proposal that aimed to curb these bulk billing arrangements. Carr labeled the proposal as “regulatory overreach” and ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has abandoned a proposal to ban bulk broadband billing for residents of apartments, condominiums, and public housing. FCC Chair Brendan Carr announced ...

The Federal Communications Commission has withdrawn its notice of proposed rulemaking for a potential ban on bulk billing agreements for broadband services in housing. The FCC cleared its docket ...

In response, Rosenworcel proposed letting tenants opt out of such bulk billing arrangements, closing an apparent loophole in an FCC rule meant to ban exclusive internet contracts for buildings.

Carr ended the effort by countering that the bulk billing programs actually enabled families living in apartments and other multitenant environments to pay lower prices for internet service. “During ...

Previous FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said in March ... the proposal which would restrict high-speed internet bulk-billing agreements. The groups said the decision means "millions of consumers ...

Still, Rosenworcel’s plan was met with resistance from cable providers, housing advocates, and a bipartisan group of 50 mayors, who urged the FCC to protect bulk billing, citing its cost ...

In October, the same alliance urged the FCC to drop the ban, saying a recent US court decision showed the Commission lacked the authority to regulate bulk billing deals.