Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr said Monday the agency will drop a proposed Biden administration plan to ban broadband internet "bulk billing" for residents of apartments, condominiums and public housing.

FCC Chair overturns Biden-era prohibition on bulk billing, altering regulations for property managers and service providers.

The commission’s new chair announced Monday that the potential rule is dead, in a move applauded by apartment associations.

During the Biden-Harris Administration, FCC leadership put forward a ‘bulk billing’ proposal that could have raised the price of Internet service for Americans living in ap

Brendan Carr says the the proposal would have raised internet prices for apartments tenants. His predecessor argued the opposite and said bulk billing arrangements led to unwanted costs.

Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr said Monday the agency will drop a proposed Biden administration plan to ban broadband internet “bulk billing” for residents of apartments, condominiums and public housing.

The Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr announced that the agency will abandon the proposed plan from the Biden administration to ban bulk billing for broadband internet in residential areas.

As Ars mentions, the FCC already bans bulk billing deals that include exclusive service rights, but there isn’t much incentive for other providers to set up a connection that wo