The Federal Communications Commission will vote to eliminate a rule that requires Internet service providers to list all of their so-called “passthrough” fees on an easily accessible broadband price label. The FCC vote could also make the price labels themselves a bit harder for consumers to find.

ISPs routinely advertise prices much lower than those actually charged to consumers on their monthly bills. One method of raising monthly bill prices above advertised rates is to tack on fees that, ISPs claim, are used to offset charges imposed by local governments.

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    Yet another day in Trump‘s world of “how can I make everyone’s life shittier? how can I HURT literally everyone on the planet for no good reason?”

    Another day of republican philosophy in practice: cause pain just because