broadband internet deployment is so crucial and why that funding must be distributed fairly. Nowhere is the problem more severe than in New Mexico and Arizona. According to the FCC's most recent data, 54% of New Mexicans and 62% of Arizonans living in rural areas and 65% of New Mexicans and 91 % of Arizonans living on Tribal lands lack broadband, compared to only 2% of urban Americans nationally. 1 While these numbers are already disturbing, this new GAO report calls into question whether these data is misleading and whether the actual situation is even worse. The problems outlined in the GAO's report constitute a clear violation of the federal government's trust responsibility to appropriately administer federal programs designed to raise the standard ofliving and increase economic prosperity in Tribal areas. The FCC should immediately work with Tribal stakeholders on all current and future broadband deployment projects to ensure that federal funds are appropriately and effectively spent. Additionally, we would like to know how the FCC intends to correct the method it uses to measure broadband access in order to ensure that it is not overstated in the future. Lastly, please provide us with up-to-date and accurate reports for broadband access on Tribal lands in New Mexico and. Arizona. We look forward to your response on this urgent matter. Sincerely, Michelle Lujan Grisham Tom O'Halleran Member of Congress Member of Congress 1 Federal Communications Commission Fixed Broadband Deployment Map (June 2017). broadbandmap.fcc.govf#/area­ summary?version"'j un2017 &type=nation&geoid=O&tech"'acfow&speed- 25 _3