Comcast and other ISPs asked FCC to ditch listing-every-fee rule. FCC says "no."

FCC says “too bad” to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hard::Comcast and other ISPs asked FCC to ditch listing-every-fee rule. FCC says “no.”

  • sebinspace@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    My IP hasn’t changed in the four years I’ve lived here… why is there even a fee for that when I’ve seemingly gotten it for free?

    • kn33@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      It’s for businesses where it’s cheaper to pay the ISP to guarantee that it’ll stay the same than it is to pay someone to fix things that break if it does change.

        • kn33@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          1 year ago

          That’s where most static IPs are sold, yes, but one does not guarantee the other. The business plan is more about getting priority over residential customers for repairs.

          • kaitco@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            Starting my DBA tomorrow! We here at Kait Co. require a static IP business plan!

    • Panq@lemmy.nzEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I had to pay for a static IP just this week because it turns out the new ISP uses CG-NAT.