So, would you support eliminating data caps from wireless companies?

This is unacceptable, and Americans deserve to know the reliability of the critical infrastructure.

We have got to modernize there.

I am grateful to Senator Thune and his work on this hearing.

We believe that wireless towers should be equipped with backup power.

In the fallout from Hurricane Maria, millions of Americans in Puerto Rico experienced telecommunication outages that lasted for months.

New Mexicans and all Americans deserve better than this.

So, would you say that is a yes or no to supporting the FCC regulation that requires a certain level of resiliency and communication infrastructure and mandates the restoration of services in a timely fashion?

Now is the time to get Federal investment in broadband right and that means investing in resilient, redundant, secure broadband networks.

No, they cannot. Not if they cannot afford it.

What happened with Maria is just simply unacceptable. People were left without access to anything, including lack of a timely response with getting connected.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, broadband kept students in school and learning.

It is time that these companies reinvest those profits toward ensuring that their users have access to resilient, redundant, and secure networks.

In today's world, broadband is essential and telecommunications, including voice and Internet are basic and critical services that every American deserves.

When disaster strikes, these services connect us to someone who can help--firefighters, police officers, EMTs.

It is not fiber versus wireless--fiber and wireless.

The priorities I listed--resilient, redundant, and secure--are fundamental principles we must consider.

Our connections must be resilient. They must be built to standards that correspond to the investment the Federal Government and states have made.