California / AIANNHCE 2685 / Federally-recognized area

Paskenta

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

12Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

Paskenta Rancheria in California is the primary broadband planning geography for this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 3.3 square miles. FCC BDC records show 12 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 9 service locations, and current service levels of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, and 100.0% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

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

Website Summary: paskenta-nsn.gov

We are the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, a resilient and vibrant tribe in the Corning area of Northern California. The Corning Promise and the Paskenta Nomlaki Foundation provide our children with educational opportunities for a bright and sustainable future. Continuing the values of the Nomlaki people that stem from our ancestors, we collaborate with community partners to support education and environmental stewardship efforts. Our successful businesses bring visitors and investments to our Tribal lands, while our fair and open Tribal government gives every member a voice. We are a recognized sovereign nation in charge of our own destiny. We believe that community building efforts benefit everyone.

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	13.7 Mbps	8.5 Mbps
2019Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q4	9.7 Mbps	1.1 Mbps
2020Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q3	4.3 Mbps	0.3 Mbps
2020Q4	44.3 Mbps	8.0 Mbps
2021Q1	12.0 Mbps	9.8 Mbps
2021Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2022Q1	0.7 Mbps	0.2 Mbps
2022Q2	50.6 Mbps	10.6 Mbps
2022Q3	38.5 Mbps	4.6 Mbps
2022Q4	34.8 Mbps	11.5 Mbps
2023Q1	44.1 Mbps	5.1 Mbps
2023Q2	16.4 Mbps	4.0 Mbps
2023Q3	1.1 Mbps	0.9 Mbps
2023Q4	12.7 Mbps	10.9 Mbps
2024Q1	2.7 Mbps	2.5 Mbps
2024Q2	62.5 Mbps	11.2 Mbps
2024Q3	65.0 Mbps	10.9 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%	100.0%	0.0%
2023	100.0%	100.0%	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	12
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	9

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
DigitalPath, Inc.	—
Cal.net, Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Fluid-Blu Technologies	—
California Internet	—
ShastaBeam	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
UnWired Broadband Holding LLC	—

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%	100.0%	100.0%	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)	8.637

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
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	100.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	42.9	42.9	42.9	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	83.3	83.3
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	83.3	83.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	83.3	83.3
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	83.3	83.3
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	33.3	33.3	33.3	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
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	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
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	100.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	50.0	50.0	37.5	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
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	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
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	100.0
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	50.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	83.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
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	100.0	83.3
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	66.7	66.7	33.3	16.7	16.7

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
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	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
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	100.0	100.0
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	44.4	44.4	22.2	22.2	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.