FCC Releases Voice and Broadband Pricing Benchmarks
The FCC's Wireline Bureau and Office of Economics and Analytics on Friday released the 2026 “reasonable comparability benchmarks” for fixed voice and broadband services for eligible telecommunications carriers subject to broadband public interest obligations. ETCs must certify by July 1…
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that the pricing of monthly basic residential voice services isn't more than $61.29, two standard deviations above the average rate of $33.99. The survey includes broadband rates, which run from a U.S. monthly low of $98.33 ($127.58 in Alaska) for 4 Mbps service to a high of $143.93 ($175.28 in Alaska) for 2 Gbps service.