USTelecom, an industry association, published their 2025 Pricing Index (Lower Bills, Faster Speeds: Family Budgets Get a Boost as Broadband Prices Decline )…

This sixth edition of USTelecom’s Broadband
Pricing Index (BPI) shows U.S. broadband services
have continued a long-running trend of pairing
faster speeds with lower bills. These price declines
stand in sharp contrast to overall U.S. inflation
(CPI-U), which stood at 2.4% from March 2024 to
March 2025.
The continued progress of broadband affordability
and quality over the past year adds to a 10
year record of soaring consumer value. Indeed,
broadband prices for today’s most popular services
(100-940 Mbps) have declined by 43.1% over the
past 10 years, while the cost of overall consumer
goods and services has risen by 35.8%.
As network investment and fiber deployment
continue at near-record levels—$89.6 billion last year alone —U.S. consumers have the powerful dual advantage
of some of the world’s most advanced and increasingly affordable high-speed connections. This connectivity is
foundational so that more Americans can participate in our modern digital economy—from accessing medical
specialists, remote work and educational opportunities to realizing the promise of AI and quantum networks.