Kristian Stout Quoted by Benton Institute on FCC Broadband-Label Revisions

Kristian Stout July 29, 2026

Benton Institute for Broadband & Society quoted Kristian Stout, ICLE Director of Innovation Policy, in a piece examining the FCC’s revisions to consumer broadband-label requirements. The article covered changes to machine-readable data, fee disclosures, and label placement. Read the full piece here.

The FCC’s evidentiary case for eliminating machine-readability rests on one sentence: “there is no record evidence that any third parties have used machine-readable label content to develop pro-consumer tools.” The FCC cited the International Center for Law & Economics, a think tank that filed in support of elimination.