Internet providers say the FCC should not investigate broadband prices

Internet service providers and their lobby groups are fighting the Federal Communications Commission's plan to prohibit discrimination in access to broadband services. In particular, ISPs want the FCC to drop the plan's proposal to require that prices charged to consumers be non-discriminatory. The plan is likely to pass in a party-line vote, but aspects of the draft plan could be changed before the vote. Consumer advocates generally support the proposal but say the planned system for handling complaints, ISP responses, and investigations is not transparent enough, reducing the system's potential to act as a deterrent. Consumer advocates also say Internet users who have already been harmed by discrimination may not get any relief because the proposed rules do not apply retroactively.