Jessica Rosenworcel: “My response is that that idea is crazy and I will tell you why.”

I think we have got to make sure that we figure out a way to get broadband to everyone in this country.

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

I think that if we choose to take this equipment out of our networks and fully fund its replacement costs, we have to go tell everyone around the world that we chose to do that.

We need an additional $3.08 billion to fully take that equipment out securely.