Broadband Infrastructure
America’s shared communications networks are helping the country navigate the depths of the pandemic with reliable and resilient connectivity. Today’s broadband marketplace, backed by more than $2.2 trillion in private investment, is ultra-competitive, defined by increasing speeds and lots of capacity, new providers, and next generation technologies.
Resources
Broadband 2025: Building the Future Faster
USTelecom’s letter to President Donald Trump and the 119th Congress outlines six concrete actions that can be taken quickly to speed up connectivity to all in America. ‘Broadband 2025: Building the Future Faster’ details a series of key policy priorities with specific recommendations and strategies to advance each goal in the first 100 days.
Article | The Backbone of Innovation: Building Broadband for America’s AI Future
We are at a pivotal moment in the global race for AI leadership. The foundations we build now can either put us in the driver’s seat for this critical technology or leave us a lap behind. At USTelecom, we believe broadband isn’t just part of the AI future—it’s the backbone.
Report | USTelecom Broadband Capex
America’s broadband industry invested a record $94.7 billion in U.S. communications infrastructure in 2023, reflecting broadband providers’ determination to help achieve the national objective of affordable, reliable high-speed connectivity for all. The annual figure is 23.3% above the historic annual average.
Report | USTelecom Broadband Pricing Index
U.S. Broadband Prices Drop 9.4% Year Over Year. The fifth installment of USTelecom’s Broadband Pricing Index (BPI or Index) shows that prices for high-speed broadband internet services continue to decline—even as upload and download speeds rapidly advance.
Issue Brief | Removing Barriers to Connecting Communities
With a historic investment of government and private sector funds in broadband on the horizon, Congress should move quickly to remove barriers to broadband deployment. All policies should be viewed through the lens of connecting communities—from expedited permitting to relief from legacy obligations to make way for network modernization, to pole attachment rules that promote collaboration and coordination.
Event | American Connectivity Forum
USTelecom brought together leading broadband executives for important discussions on common sense paths forward to connect our communities.
Event | USTelecom Broadband Investment Forum
America’s broadband industry invested $94.7 billion in U.S. communications infrastructure in 2023, as broadband providers worked intensively to connect communities to high-speed networks. What can the administration do to help spur even more investment and innovation in our nation’s broadband networks?