; and (ii) permit the consumer to terminate the contract without paying any early termination fee or other penalty; and (B) the provider may not increase any fee or other charge for equipment rental unless the equipment is upgraded, whether through a hardware or software upgrade, so as to provide a substantial increase in functionality. (2) Exception for additional or upgraded service requested by consumer Paragraph (1)(A) does not apply with respect to an increase resulting from the provision, at the request of the consumer, of a service that is in addition to, or an upgrade of, a service covered by the contract. (e) Prohibition on compulsory alternative dispute resolution (1) Prohibition on contractual provision A provider of a covered service may not include in a contract with a consumer for the provision of the covered service a provision that requires the consumer to resolve a covered dispute with the provider through alternative dispute resolution. (2) Unenforceability of contractual provision Any alternative dispute resolution provision included in a contract in violation of paragraph (1) shall be void and unenforceable. . (b) Transitional rule relating to definition of voice service Subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii) of section 723 of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall apply before the effective date of the amendment made to subsection (e)(8) of section 227 of such Act ( 47 U.S.C. 227 ) by section 503(a)(2)(C) of division P of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 ( Public Law 115–141 ) as if such amendment was already in effect. (c) Effective date Section 723 of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall apply beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, except that subsections (d) and (e) of such section 723 shall not apply with respect to a contract entered into, and as in effect, before the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.