In the recently-passed and signed "Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019," we find the provisions below. I'm not a lawyer, but it sounds like broadband internet providers will be barred from charging any fees for equipment users provide themselves, as long as the user returns the equipment supplied by the provider. Nothing here to prevent Frontier from just raising the base price of everyone's service by $10 when/if they have to remove the fee. It'll be interesting to see what happens with this.
“(c) Consumer Rights To Accurate Equipment Charges.—A provider of a covered service or fixed broadband internet access service may not charge a consumer for—
“(1) using covered equipment provided by the consumer; or
“(2) renting, leasing, or otherwise providing to the consumer covered equipment if—
“(A) the provider has not provided the equipment to the consumer; or
“(B) the consumer has returned the equipment to the provider, except to the extent that the charge relates to the period beginning on the date when the provider provided the equipment to the consumer and ending on the date when the consumer returned the equipment to the provider.
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