Jessica Rosenworcel

I think kids not being able to do their homework is probably the cruelest part of our Digital Divide.

We are going to have to do it with a level of precision that is new, and different, and more meaningful.

We are going to have to figure out how to make sure our maps operate at a level of precision that is meaningful to people on the ground.

I know that experience happens more in rural communities than anywhere else.

You cannot manage problems you do not measure. Our maps are now 3 years out of date.

What bothers me about that is those communities do not even get the right to explore and have that conversation.

I think it is fundamentally true that it is small 'D' democratic that communities should be able to come together, if they feel the private sector is passing them by, and try to explore if they can do it for themselves.

So figuring out how we all better prepare for it with solar charger backup batteries is important from the consumer perspective.

But now, we have to charge. We have to stay charged. We have to make sure that our cell towers have power too.

I think it is incumbent on the FCC now to understand what the impact of these weather events has been on our Nation's networks

Today, 7-in-10 teachers assign homework that requires broadband access.

But the fact of the matter is that too many Americans lack access to broadband.

Every day, I am reminded that the future belongs to the connected.

I think that's what Congress intended when it laid down this law.

I think Congress was very clear that they intended the FCC to have a role.

E-rate is a program worth fighting for.

Unlicensed spectrum has low barriers to entry, and that means it's where innovation can happen, and innovation without permission.

I believe that the agency has a responsibility to assess the deployment of broadband pursuant to Section 706.

E-rate is absolutely vital. It is the best tool we have to reach every school and every student in this country with the broadband they need for modern education.

I will not reduce the funding.

There are 2.7 million children in this country who have a parent in prison, and we know that recidivism is affected by the ability to stay in close contact with family.

If reconfirmed, I will continue to respect the priorities of this Committee.

I am proud to have worked on spectrum policies for both licensed and unlicensed airwaves that have made this country's wireless markets competitive, innovative, and strong.

It's time to do something about this.

I just don't think we have the authority.