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FCC extends deadline for ISPs to quit charging customers who use their own equipment
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
US internet service providers can continue to charge customers a device rental fee — even if they have their own equipment — at least until December 20th. A law barring the practice was set to go into effect on June 20th, but the Federal Communications Commission has extended the deadline for ISPs to comply due to the pandemic (via Ars Technica).
The “truth-in-billing” requirements of the Television Viewer Protection Act (TVPA) of 2019 state that ISPs must “refrain from charging a consumer for using equipment not provided by the service provider.”
The FCC said in its ruling that broadband ISPs are integral to efforts to “keep Americans informed and connected” during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was granting the six-month extension “so...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/4/21280188/fcc-deadline-isps-charge-customer-equipment-date
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