Whereas wireless and wired broadband networks are essential to economic growth, job creation, and the global competitiveness of the United States; Whereas wireless and wired broadband networks provide connectivity to billions of devices, applications, and services that are increasing productivity and efficiency across every industry and economic sector; Whereas wireless and wired broadband networks create and support millions of jobs; Whereas wireless and wired broadband networks are vital to providing communications services and access to internet connectivity to people in the United States living in rural and remote geographic areas; Whereas wireless and wired broadband networks are a platform for innovation and ingenuity, powering advancements in the Internet of Things and other revolutionary technologies; Whereas 5G networks will have the capacity to deliver enhanced mobile broadband with significantly faster data transmission speeds, low latency, more reliable connections, and greater data capacity, which will provide for seamless internet connectivity throughout all regions across the United States; Whereas 5G networks are expected to create more than 3,000,000 new jobs in the United States, generate $275,000,000,000 in investment from the wireless industry, and add $500,000,000,000 to the economy of the United States over the next decade; Whereas next-generation, gigabit Wi-Fi solutions that rely on unlicensed spectrum bands are poised to unleash a new round of innovation and consumer benefit from an industry that generates an economic surplus of $547,000,000,000 and contributes $50,000,000,000 annually in gross domestic product to the economy of the United States; Whereas 5G networks will enable innovative consumer and industrial applications that will enhance and maximize the capability, uses, and quality of technological developments, including telemedicine, precision agriculture, self-driving cars, virtual and augmented reality, robotics, smart communities, and advancements in public safety