WASHINGTON, July 6 — The Federal Communications Commission’s mandatory broadband nutrition labels, adopted in 2022 under Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, are no longer required of internet service providers. A repeal vote on March 13, 2025, reversed the mandate, returning the United States to a voluntary disclosure regime. The rule had required ISPs to list all fees—including early termination fees and monthly equipment charges—in a standardized format.
That requirement is now gone. The timeline of the labels traces back further.
The FCC’s broadband transparency rules originated in the 2015 Open Internet Order, which required ISPs to disclose network management practices. In 2016, under then-Chairman Tom Wheeler, the commission introduced voluntary “broadband labels” modeled after food nutrition labels. Those labels were optional for several years.
The 2022 rule changed that. Adopted under Rosenworcel, it made the labels mandatory for all internet service providers.
The rule was part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and was finalized in 2022. ISPs were required to present pricing and fee information in a standardized format. The March 2025 repeal vote ended that mandate.
The decision returned the industry to the voluntary framework that had been in place under Wheeler. The labels were designed to give consumers a way to compare internet plans, listing not only monthly prices but also equipment rental costs and penalties for leaving a contract early. Without the mandate, ISPs are no longer legally required to display those charges in a standardized format.
What comes next is unclear. The voluntary regime that preceded the 2022 rule remains in place, but there is no indication of whether major providers will continue to publish the labels on their own.
Consumer advocates have argued that without a mandate, the information becomes inconsistent and harder to compare. Industry representatives have said the repeal reduces regulatory burden. The commission has not signaled any further action on broadband disclosure since the March vote.
The timeline from the 2015 Open Internet Order through the 2022 mandate and its 2025 reversal now stands as a complete policy cycle—one that began with transparency requirements, moved to mandatory labels, and ended with a return to voluntary participation.
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