IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 521 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a strategy to 
deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-genera-
tion wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development 
and digital innovation throughout the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 
Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana (for herself and Mrs. DINGELL) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about 
a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks 
(5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired 
technologies to promote economic development and dig-
ital innovation throughout the United States. 
Whereas wireless and wired broadband networks are essential 
to economic growth, job creation, and the global competi-
tiveness of the United States; 
Whereas wireless and wired broadband networks provide 
connectivity to billions of devices, applications, and serv-
ices that are increasing productivity and efficiency across 
every industry and economic sector; 
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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 plat-
form for innovation and ingenuity, powering advance-
ments in the Internet of Things and other revolutionary 
technologies; 
Whereas 5G networks will have the capacity to deliver en-
hanced mobile broadband with significantly faster data 
transmission speeds, low latency, more reliable connec-
tions, 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 indus-
try, 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 indus-
try 
that 
generates 
an 
economic 
surplus 
of 
$547,000,000,000 and contributes $50,000,000,000 an-
nually in gross domestic product to the economy of the 
United States; 
Whereas 5G networks will enable innovative consumer and in-
dustrial applications that will enhance and maximize the 
capability, uses, and quality of technological develop-
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ments, including telemedicine, precision agriculture, self- 
driving cars, virtual and augmented reality, robotics, 
smart communities, and advancements in public safety; 
Whereas the United States is a global leader in developing 
new technology and fostering digital innovation that has 
generated significant economic and social advancement 
and opportunity in the United States and around the 
world; 
Whereas many States and localities are streamlining policies 
to facilitate siting and small cell deployment in support 
of 5G networks; 
Whereas modernizing the infrastructure policies of the United 
States and securing adequate spectrum bands will be es-
sential to the deployment of 5G networks and next-gen-
eration wireless technologies, and the realization of all its 
promised economic and social benefits; and 
Whereas wireless and wired broadband networks, in addition 
to other technologies, are essential to closing the digital 
divide, delivering broadband service to rural areas, cre-
ating jobs, and powering economic development and inno-
vation across the United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the United States should— 
(1) promote the deployment of 5G networks in 
a manner that encourages robust investment, job 
creation, economic growth, and continued United 
States leadership in developing next-generation wire-
less technologies; 
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(2) advance 5G networks as a way of closing 
the digital divide and reducing the disparity in qual-
ity communications services available in rural areas; 
(3) recognize that 5G networks will facilitate 
the development of a new generation of technologies 
that will open opportunities for increased efficiency, 
mobility, accessibility, economic development, and 
prosperity in communities throughout the country; 
(4) commit to modernizing the infrastructure 
policies of the United States and identifying addi-
tional spectrum in low, mid, and high bands for li-
censed and unlicensed uses and to support the de-
ployment of 5G networks and meet the increasing 
demands for wireless broadband service; 
(5) recognize that 5G networks will give con-
sumers access to more choices and enable them to 
derive greater value from mobile connections; 
(6) commit to deploying 5G networks that are 
resilient and secure; 
(7) continue to participate in global efforts to 
create standards for 5G networks that improve user 
experiences, maximize use-cases, enable interoper-
ability, sustain multiple, simultaneous connections, 
increase network capacity through virtualization or 
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other software developments, and adapt to new tech-
nologies and future network applications; and 
(8) promote the deployment of broadband tech-
nologies to expand the availability, affordability, and 
quality of broadband service throughout the United 
States. 
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