Broadband Deployment and Economic Impact Study Act of 2026

This bill would require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to study each technology used to provide broadband internet service. The study would look at the workforce needed to build it, the economics of building it, how it works in different geographies, its speed, latency, and capacity, how long it lasts, and what consumers pay each month for service and equipment. Technologies covered would include fiber-optic cable, cable modem, DSL, fixed wireless, 4G and 5G mobile wireless, and low-earth orbit and geostationary satellites. The Assistant Secretary would have to send a report on the results to Congress within 1 year after the bill becomes law.

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Sponsors

• April McClain Delaney Democrat sponsor
• 8 cosponsors