Wheeler's FCC didn't prohibit ISPs from demanding payments for network interconnection, but it set up a complaint process. "That simple keeping-an-eye-on-what'

Wheeler's FCC didn't prohibit ISPs from demanding payments for network interconnection, but it set up a complaint process. "That simple keeping-an-eye-on-what's-going-on has resulted in the elimination of the interconnection bottlenecks that existed before, and interconnection prices actually going down, just because somebody was watching," Wheeler said. And in the same realm of merely being able to keep an eye on things, rather than being heavy handed, the repeal proposal includes eliminating some requirements for full price and cap disclosure at sign-up time. Upon repeal they won't have to tell you about additional fees to rent a modem, cancellation fees, duration of promotional pricing, data caps or the pricing for going over those caps. By permitting ISPs from withholding information, consumers can't make effective market decisions. I don't see how anyone argues against regulations that require these companies to simply disclose facts, unless they like the idea of ISPs hiding these costs from consumers.