Broadband Investment Increased in 2018

In a blog by Patrick Brogan, USTelecom has released its latest report in its ongoing series on broadband investment. Here's the lead: 

U.S. broadband provider capital investment increased by approximately $3 billion in 2018, continuing the positive momentum shift that began in 2017 when the FCC initially signaled its intention to restore a forward-looking regulatory framework for broadband.  According to a preliminary analysis of 2018 company data, USTelecom estimates that U.S. broadband providers invested approximately $75 billion in 2018, up from $72 billion the prior year.

This is good news for the American economy and for American consumers because it is robust investment by major broadband providers that enables the continuing increase in speeds and bandwidth that enable new services and applications.

While the amount of investment by Internet service providers is affected by various factors in any given year, it is noteworthy that the amount of investment by major broadband providers has increased each year since the FCC eliminated public utility-style regulation of ISPs.

There is more data and analysis in the blog.