Brendan Carr says the the proposal would have raised internet prices for apartments tenants. But the old FCC chair argued the opposite and said bulk billing arrangements risked 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.

Trump’s FCC head says reducing competition will lower prices.

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

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on Monday ended the Commission's consideration of 2024 "Biden-Harris Administration" proposal that sought to regulate "bulk billing" arrangements — directly impacting MVPD and broadband bills in multi-unit dwellings.

AUSTRALIA'S bulk billing rate has continued to slide, dropping from 35.7 per cent at the start of 2023 to 20.7 per cent at the start of 2025, while out-of-pocket costs have continued to increase. According to Cleanbill’s 2025 Blue Report, Victoria, NSW and Qld are now the only states with a bulk billing rate above 10 per cent.