Expressing the sense of the Senate about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States.

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 wireless technologies;

advance 5G networks as a way of closing the digital divide and reducing the disparity in quality communications services available in rural areas;

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;

commit to modernizing the infrastructure policies of the United States and identifying additional spectrum in low, mid, and high bands for licensed and unlicensed uses and to support the deployment of 5G networks and meet the increasing demands for wireless broadband service;

recognize that 5G networks will give consumers access to more choices and enable them to derive greater value from mobile connections;

commit to deploying 5G networks that are resilient and secure;

continue to participate in global efforts to create standards for 5G networks that improve user experiences, maximize use-cases, enable interoperability, sustain multiple, simultaneous connections, increase network capacity through virtualization or other software developments, and adapt to new technologies and future network applications; and

promote the deployment of broadband technologies to expand the availability, affordability, and quality of broadband service throughout the United States.