I think that Congress should look at it.

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

Would allowing more flexibility at E-Rate for innovation, like putting wi-fi on school buses, help address the digital divide in tribal schools faster?

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

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

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

Yes. And Mr. Webre, there is no doubt that the maps are not accurate?

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

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

What practical recommendations are needed to help tribes access this Federal funding?

Do you have a timeline for us?

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

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.

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.

All they know is that tribes need better broadband services. And it is up to everybody else to hopefully help them with that.

Seeing it first-hand is tremendously important.

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

To make sure E-Rate is reaching students in Indian Country we need to know that the FCC is not still using junk data to track tribal applications.