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California / AIANNHCE 1970 / Federally-recognized area

Lone Pine

The full tribal profile includes the report map, demographic tables, broadband tables, FCC provider sections, and interactive charts.

100.0%25/3 availability
100.0%100/20 availability
0.0%1000/100 availability
8Fixed providers
Los AngelesSan FranciscoSan DiegoSacramentoFresnoTribal boundary detail36.5969°N, 118.0560°W0.37 sq mi
Figure 1. Location of Lone Pine within California, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Lone Pine Reservation in California is the primary broadband planning geography for this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 0.4 square miles. FCC BDC records show 8 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 157 service locations, and current service levels of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, and 100.0% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

Reservation lands in California are associated with Lone Pine, a federally recognized tribe. Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe emphasizes land preservation, education, and tribal governance in California's Owens Valley.

Website Summary: lppsr.org/wp

This tribal nation maintains an official website, but descriptive content from that site could not be summarized automatically from this environment.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator201920202021202220232024
Population182170181206301189
Households8384758510871
Median age46.847.846.240.539.944.8
Male / Female33.0% / 67.0%35.9% / 64.1%40.9% / 59.1%45.1% / 54.9%47.5% / 52.5%43.4% / 56.6%
Avg. household size2.192.022.412.422.792.66
Pop. density (per sq mi)494.8462.2492.1560.1818.4513.9
HH density (per sq mi)225.7228.4203.9231.1293.6193.0

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator201920202021202220232024
Median household income$35,750$40,500$48,750$45,809$48,229$48,750
Per capita income$22,716$22,929$26,228$25,081$23,602$31,362
Poverty rate6.6%5.3%6.6%7.8%14.3%16.9%
Unemployment rate4.3%10.5%18.2%10.6%13.8%16.5%
HS diploma or higher77.8%66.1%60.8%51.7%40.6%45.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.3%5.6%5.4%4.8%2.2%6.9%

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)

PeriodDownloadUpload
2019Q10.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2019Q238.4 Mbps50.3 Mbps
2019Q349.3 Mbps56.6 Mbps
2019Q431.2 Mbps3.4 Mbps
2020Q131.3 Mbps2.3 Mbps
2020Q20.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2020Q30.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2020Q421.8 Mbps10.2 Mbps
2021Q143.8 Mbps10.4 Mbps
2021Q264.7 Mbps11.1 Mbps
2021Q354.9 Mbps19.5 Mbps
2021Q471.8 Mbps20.9 Mbps
2022Q1104.3 Mbps22.2 Mbps
2022Q241.8 Mbps11.6 Mbps
2022Q317.6 Mbps13.4 Mbps
2022Q449.4 Mbps20.3 Mbps
2023Q144.6 Mbps7.3 Mbps
2023Q2165.3 Mbps8.4 Mbps
2023Q3103.8 Mbps36.3 Mbps
2023Q446.6 Mbps9.7 Mbps
2024Q177.1 Mbps15.9 Mbps
2024Q20.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2024Q3202.7 Mbps19.5 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year25/3100/201 Gbps
20150.0%0.0%0.0%
20160.0%0.0%0.0%
20170.0%0.0%0.0%
20180.0%0.0%0.0%
20190.0%0.0%0.0%
20200.0%0.0%0.0%
2021100.0%100.0%0.0%
202296.1%72.7%0.0%
2023100.0%100.0%0.0%
2024100.0%100.0%0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

YearAll householdsLow-income households
201750.0%38.7%
201848.7%20.7%
201941.0%4.0%
202041.7%0.0%
202126.7%0.0%
202242.4%28.6%
202345.4%53.8%
202433.8%44.4%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

TierCoverage
25/3 Mbps100.0%
100/20 Mbps100.0%
1 Gbps0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

MetricTribalNational
25/3 Mbps100.0%92%
100/20 Mbps100.0%85%
Adoption33.8%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

MetricValue
Fixed broadband providers8
Mobile broadband providers3
Broadband serviceable locations157

Table 9. Broadband Providers

FixedMobile
AT&T Inc.AT&T Inc.
Frontier Communications CorporationT-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation
Verizon Communications Inc.
Viasat, Inc.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
Stimulus Technologies of California, LLC

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

Technology25/3100/20250/251 Gbps
Any Technology100.0%100.0%100.0%0.0%
Fiber0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Cable100.0%100.0%100.0%0.0%
Fixed Wireless28.7%22.9%0.0%0.0%
Copper (DSL)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Satellite100.0%100.0%100.0%0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

TechnologyCoverage
4G LTE100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)100.0%
Total area (sq mi)0.737

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

Dec. 2022
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless78.876.576.576.50.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.00.00.00.0
All Wired54.554.57.67.67.60.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless92.490.276.576.57.60.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.076.57.60.0
Any Terrestrial92.490.276.576.57.60.0
Cable7.67.67.67.67.60.0
Cable/Fiber7.67.67.67.67.60.0
Copper50.050.00.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.0100.0100.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless78.876.576.576.50.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.00.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
June 2023
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless48.148.148.124.40.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Any Terrestrial100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Cable100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Cable/Fiber100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Copper46.646.60.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.0100.0100.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless25.225.225.224.40.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless25.225.225.20.00.00.0
Dec. 2023
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless27.627.627.620.90.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Any Terrestrial100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Cable100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Cable/Fiber100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Copper53.753.70.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.0100.0100.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless25.425.425.420.90.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless2.22.22.20.00.00.0
June 2024
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless29.923.623.617.80.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Any Terrestrial100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Cable100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Cable/Fiber100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Copper59.259.20.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.0100.0100.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless28.021.721.717.80.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless1.91.91.90.00.00.0
Dec. 2024
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless31.228.728.720.40.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Any Terrestrial100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Cable100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Cable/Fiber100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Copper59.259.20.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.0100.0100.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless29.326.826.820.40.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless1.91.91.90.00.00.0
June 2025
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless31.228.728.722.90.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
All Wired100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Any Terrestrial100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Cable100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Cable/Fiber100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Copper59.259.20.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.0100.0100.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless29.326.826.822.90.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless1.91.91.90.00.00.0

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.