Media watchdog Free Press called on the FCC on Tuesday to require all broadband providers to disclose any practice that monitors or interferes with their customers' Internet use. In addition to transparent "network management" practices, the group wants the commission to require Internet service providers to publicly disclose the minimum broadband speed guaranteed -- not just the maximum potential speed offered. Free Press's filing is available here.
Two recent cases highlight the urgent need for tougher disclosure requirements, Free Press said in a release. Online marketer NebuAd partnered with several broadband firms to monitor and reroute user data into private servers until a congressional inquiry exposed the practice. Comcast also secretly stymied users' access to online applications before an FCC investigation led to an about-face. In light of those instances, Free Press asked the FCC to propose rules that would ensure consumers know what speeds they're getting and how their Internet activities are being handled by broadband providers.
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