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Broadband Internet: FCC's Data Overstate Access on Tribal Lands

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 7, 2018
Release Date Sept. 7, 2018
Report No. GAO-18-630
Summary:

The Federal Communications Commission collects data on where broadband (high-speed) Internet access is available in the U.S. This access aids economic growth and education.

Residents of tribal lands have lower levels of broadband Internet access relative to the U.S. as a whole, but the digital divide may be greater than currently thought. FCC data overstated tribes' broadband availability and access to broadband service. These overstatements limit FCC and tribal users' ability to target broadband funding to tribal lands.

We made three recommendations to FCC to improve the accuracy of its broadband data and better engage tribes.

Map of Federally Recognized Tribal Lands

This visual is a U.S. map showing where federally recognized tribal lands are located in the 50 states.

This visual is a U.S. map showing where federally recognized tribal lands are located in the 50 states.

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