Federal Mandate on Up-Front Ticket Pricing Imminent?

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Three of the country's biggest ticket sellers told a congressional committee Wednesday that they would support a federal mandate to disclose "all-in" ticket prices, as reported by ESPN.

Current industry-wide practice is to reveal any fees related to ticketing only after a fan has entered personal payment information. The new practice would require ticketing fees would be revealed up front.

Amy Howe, Ticketmaster's chief operating officer, told the House Committee on Energy and Commerce that the total ticket price "should be disclosed from the outset, not at the end of the purchase process" and that there should be "robust enforcement of this requirement."

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