Annie Kuster: “It is very frustrating in 2021 that so many Americans don't have access to that necessary technology.”

I was an original cosponsor of the USA Telecommunications Act and worked to include it in the CHIPS and Science Act last year.

It's critical that Congress not only address the challenges to deploying broadband but also work to make these services more affordable.

Estimates find that as many as 15 million Americans could lose health insurance coverage because of these redeterminations, including 6.8 million who would still be eligible for coverage and incorrectly lose their Medicaid.

The Affordable Connectivity Program, or ACP, is established by the bipartisan Infrastructure Law to provide assistance to eligible households to help them afford internet services.