California / AIANNHCE 0095 / Federally-recognized area

Alturas

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100.0%25/3 availability

100.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

6Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Alturas within California, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Alturas Indian Rancheria is a rancheria in California associated with this federally recognized tribe, and it spans less than 0.1 square miles. The latest FCC BDC filing shows 6 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 1 service locations, with current availability of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 100.0% at 100/20, and 100.0% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Alturas is a federally recognized tribe in California with rancheria lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: caltribalfamilies.org/places/alturas-indian-rancheria

The California Tribal Families Coalition page for Alturas Indian Rancheria places the community within a broader tribal effort to protect tribal children, support tribal families, and defend tribal sovereignty in California. The page emphasizes the importance of the Indian Child Welfare Act and explains that tribes have worked to prevent the unnecessary removal of Native children from their families and communities. It presents this work as part of a larger mission to strengthen tribal self-governance, preserve family and community ties, and improve outcomes for tribal children.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	0	0	0	0	0	0
Households	0	0	0	0	0	0
Median age	—	—	—	—	—	—
Male / Female	— / —	— / —	— / —	— / —	— / —	— / —
Avg. household size	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pop. density (per sq mi)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
HH density (per sq mi)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	—	—	—	—	—	—
Per capita income	—	—	—	—	—	—
Poverty rate	—	—	—	—	—	—
Unemployment rate	—	—	—	—	—	—
HS diploma or higher	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q3	31.1 Mbps	17.0 Mbps
2020Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q1	33.8 Mbps	15.3 Mbps
2021Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q3	38.4 Mbps	25.4 Mbps
2021Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q1	28.8 Mbps	16.1 Mbps
2022Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q4	34.9 Mbps	18.7 Mbps
2023Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2023Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2023Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2023Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2024Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2024Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2024Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	0.0%	0.0%
2018	0.0%	0.0%
2019	0.0%	0.0%
2020	0.0%	0.0%
2021	0.0%	0.0%
2022	0.0%	0.0%
2023	0.0%	0.0%
2024	0.0%	0.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	100.0%
100/20 Mbps	100.0%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	100.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	100.0%	85%
Adoption	0.0%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	6
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	1

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
Frontier Communications Corporation	AT&T Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.	Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Tnet Broadband Internet	Verizon Communications Inc.
Viasat, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	100.0%
Total area (sq mi)	0.211

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.