FCC Chairman Wheeler's Response to Rep Eshoo Regarding the Eleventh Broadband Progress Notice of Inquiry

In September 2015, Rep Anna Eshoo wrote to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler saying that the release of the Commission’s 11th Broadband Progress Notice of Inquiry offers the opportunity to adopt forward-looking policies for broadband that promote the public interest, encourage real competition for consumers, and enhance pricing transparency.” Noting a Government Accountability Office recommendation, Rep Eshoo urged the FCC to review the effectiveness of the FCC’s efforts to provide consumers with broadband performance information and make the results of this research publicly available to inform an updated definition of “advanced telecommunications capability." She also asked the FCC to work with wireline broadband providers to develop a voluntary code of conduct to improve communication and understanding of data use and pricing by Internet consumers.

On November 16, Chairman Wheeler sent a reply to Rep Eshoo outlining the issues the FCC is considering in the NOI.