The Federal Trade Commission’s new restrictions on “junk fees” are well-positioned to survive the transition to President-elect Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers who ran as populists, even if companies subject to the rule sue to block it.
The final rule, announced Tuesday, bars live event ticket brokers, hotels, and other short-term lodging providers from hiding fees when listing prices. Instead, those companies will have to provide an all-in price so that customers aren’t surprised by the total at checkout.
The agency narrowed its proposal, which had called for a broad ban on fees. The final rule focuses on ...
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