Yes, Senator Udall, it is greatly needed, especially in Indian Country.

It is time for a new authority for the Commission, a new direction, new authorities. It is time for a tribal broadband fund.

The first question I asked earlier had to do with tribal consultation and it being very important to shrinking the digital divide.

I expect your intention is to try to really get this updated so that we know what we are dealing with.

I think that Congress should look at it.

I can look at this map and tell you off the top of my head how flawed this map is.

I think you are talking about a really meaningful step and meaningful engagement with the tribe for the provider to try to really understand what is going on on the ground.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Let me just, a quick aside. Today I received a letter from Chairman Pai, and I would like to extend a quick thank you to the Chairman and his staff for responding to my request to fix issues in the tribal…

I do believe that there is, to create a mechanism within the FCC, so that the data, as it comes and can be analyzed by the FCC, to create sort of a map of issues on a tribe-by-tribe, region-by-region basis.

This is one where the industry controls the data, and has all the power. And when tribes do challenge the data, it is costly, it is time-consuming, and Indian Tribes don't often win.

I think if we work with the tribes together, I think we can help them out.

Would you say the requirement of being designated an ETC is having a disparate impact on tribes to receive more Federal funding?

We have heard today about the GAO's second report on partnerships and how less than 1 percent of the FCC's funding has gone to tribes.

Thank you, Senator Udall, for stating that earlier in his opening statement.

Eighty percent of those living on tribal lands in New Mexico do not have access to broadband.

Seeing it first-hand is tremendously important.

When exactly will this Committee see accurate data from the E-Rate program about its work in tribal lands?

Your report mentions needing a formal tribal engagement process that allows for meaningful tribal input as part of the FCC's data collection.