As Canada's telecommunications regulator explores potential new rules to help consumers shop for home internet plans, some providers say a proposed "nutrition label" would be overly costly and redundant.

Wednesday marked Day 2 of a four-day CRTC hearing, which is part of its consultation on how to help consumers shop for home internet plans. The regulator launched the process in December, saying consumers had complained about difficulties in comparing their options.

The CRTC asked stakeholders to weigh in on what information members of the public need when choosing plans as it seeks to strengthen the "position of consumers in their relationships with service providers," while identifying associated costs to the companies.

At the heart of the hearing is a proposed requirement for provide

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