The FCC should require ads by broadband, cable and phone service ...
The FCC should require ads by broadband, cable and phone service providers to tell consumers how much the services cost inclusive of taxes, fees and other charges, the Federal Trade Commission said last week. The FTC voted 4-0 to…
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make that suggestion and others in response to an FCC inquiry. The FCC should “adopt a policy requiring prices of competing communications services to reflect the price the consumer actually pays,” the FTC said. It should “consider whether certain standardized information disclosures would help consumers understand competing offers,” the FTC added. “FTC complaint data shows that consumers complained that providers had advertised an introductory or teaser price but did not indicate the price the consumer would pay once the introductory period ended.”