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Updated · NCTA · Aug 4

T-Mobile Joins Network-Efficiency Pact Covering 102.8 Million Homes as Devices Cut Power Use 91%

Updated

Updated · NCTA · Aug 4

T-Mobile Joins Network-Efficiency Pact Covering 102.8 Million Homes as Devices Cut Power Use 91%

1 articles · Updated · NCTA · Aug 4

T-Mobile joined the expanded Small Network Equipment voluntary agreement, which now includes fixed wireless access and covers about 102.8 million U.S. residential internet subscriptions—roughly 88% of the fixed residential market.
Evergreen Economics said all participating companies met their 2025 efficiency commitments, with 99.4% of new home internet devices and 100% of new set-top boxes hitting program targets.
Home internet equipment has cut weighted average power use 91% since 2015, while national set-top box energy consumption fell 79% from 32 terawatt-hours in 2012 to 6.8 terawatt-hours in 2025.
In 2025 alone, those gains saved consumers an estimated $4.36 billion in utility bills and avoided 16.9 million metric tons of CO2 emissions; both voluntary agreements have been extended through 2028.

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With fixed wireless now added, can voluntary broadband device standards unlock another big drop in household energy use by 2028?

If routers and set-top boxes already save billions in power costs, why aren’t model-by-model efficiency scores easier for consumers to find?

How did voluntary industry rules cut U.S. set-top box power use 79% while keeping service quality intact?

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