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#USTelecom#Broadband Pricing Index#United States#Light Reading

USTelecom BPI 2026 says broadband plan prices fell 43.6% since 2014

Source: lightreading.comMay 19, 2026

TL;DR: USTelecom said its 2026 Broadband Pricing Index found that prices for the most-popular broadband plans in the United States fell 43.6% in real terms since 2014, including a 6% decline since 2025, while download speeds increased 145% over the same period.

USTelecom said in its 2026 Broadband Pricing Index that prices for the most-popular broadband plans in the United States fell 43.6% in real terms from 2014 to 2026. USTelecom also said those prices fell 6% from 2025 to 2026.

USTelecom said the same 2026 index found that download speeds for those most-popular broadband plans increased 145% since 2014. The report summary provided by Light Reading did not include a Mbps figure for the average or median plan speed.

The figures come from USTelecom's Broadband Pricing Index for 2026, as cited by Light Reading. The source material provided describes the item as a press release and does not include additional methodology, provider-level pricing, or plan-level breakdowns.

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