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Internet service providers will be required to be more transparent about the cost and performance of their internet service packages, thanks to new FCC rules that take effect this week. The new required pricing labels are modeled on nutritional labels and are meant to help consumers comparison shop and avoid junk fees. They will be mandated at every point of sale, both in persona, and online, the FCC said, beginning April 10.

The new labels take effect this month, so you'll be able to see them in action if you're switching providers.

Following the design of FDA food labels, these broadband labels will provide easy-to-understand, accurate information about the cost and performance of high-speed internet service to help consumers avoid junk fees, price hikes, and other unexpected costs.

NEW YORK -- Much like nutritional labels on food products, "broadband labels" for internet packages will soon tell customers just what is going into the pricing of a service, thanks to new rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission this week.

Internet service providers will be required to be more transparent about the cost and performance of their internet service packages, thanks to new FCC rules that take effect this week.