Jessica Rosenworcel: “The U.S. has 5 percent of the world's population but we have over 50 percent of the world's 4G deployment.”

I strongly support identifying a way to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program into the future to help more families get and stay connected to the high-speed Internet they need to participate in modern life.

We are also implementing the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act to ensure that the rates for prison pay phone calls are truly just and reasonable.

I have developed something called the Broadband Funding Map using $10 million in direct appropriations set aside in the IIJA.

We have come too far to turn back. Keeping this program funded needs to be a priority.