"I expect your intention is to try to really get this updated so that we know what we are dealing with."
"Thank you, Senator Udall, for stating that earlier in his opening statement."
"Seeing it first-hand is tremendously important."
"Among the many obstacles to closing the digital divide in Indian Country is the FCC's Eligible Telecommunications Carrier, or ETC designation."
"When exactly will this Committee see accurate data from the E-Rate program about its work in tribal lands?"
"I couldn't agree with Senator Schatz more."
"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 ..."
"What practical recommendations are needed to help tribes access this Federal funding?"
"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 would focus on what you talked about, the smaller tribes that are having the biggest problem."
"He was also a leading voice for Indian Country."