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 ...

As reported by Ars Technica, the new FCC chair, Brendan Carr, will instead allow landlords to implement bulk billing arrangements with ISPs that would make residents pay for internet, cable ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Federal Communications Commission has withdrawn its notice of proposed rulemaking for a potential ban on bulk billing agreements for broadband services in housing.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

Tenants may be billed by either the landlord or the telco provider. Bulk billing contracts are only banned by the FCC when they give a provider the exclusive right to access and serve a building.

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 ...

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.

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 ...