Annie Kuster: “That sounds very important.”

Addressing affordability is a crucial step toward closing the digital divide for rural households.

I am the cochair of the bipartisan Rural Broadband Caucus, and I share your mission to bring internet access to every community.

The BEAD Program will invest 42 billion in our Nation's broadband infrastructure to finally connect the hardest-to-reach communities.

The ACP is already serving as a lifeline to the more than 18 million households that currently rely on this program to remain connected.