California / AIANNHCE 4180 / Federally-recognized area

Timbi-Sha Shoshone

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

0.0%25/3 availability

0.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

4Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Timbi-Sha Shoshone within California, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Timbi-Sha Shoshone Reservation in California is the primary broadband planning geography for this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 12 square miles. FCC BDC records show 4 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 27 service locations, and current service levels of 0.0% at 25/3 Mbps, and 0.0% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

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

Website Summary: timbisha.com/newsite

The California and Nevada page for Timbi-Sha Shoshone functions as a community information page rather than a long-form tribal history. It emphasizes local contacts, community resources, and links to regional programs and services. The available content is oriented toward practical resources rather than a dedicated narrative profile for the tribe.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	26	28	15	16	24	16
Households	16	19	8	9	16	11
Median age	38.5	46.5	74.8	77.0	62.0	70.0
Male / Female	53.8% / 46.2%	46.4% / 53.6%	53.3% / 46.7%	56.3% / 43.8%	41.7% / 58.3%	43.8% / 56.3%
Avg. household size	1.63	1.47	1.88	1.78	1.50	1.45
Pop. density (per sq mi)	2.1	2.3	1.2	1.3	2.0	1.3
HH density (per sq mi)	1.3	1.6	0.7	0.7	1.3	0.9

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	—	$14,250	$51,250	—	—	$9,792
Per capita income	$16,404	$15,275	$28,247	$29,000	$22,346	$18,281
Poverty rate	7.7%	21.4%	6.7%	31.3%	45.8%	68.8%
Unemployment rate	33.3%	27.3%	50.0%	50.0%	30.0%	0.0%
HS diploma or higher	58.8%	78.9%	100.0%	85.7%	66.7%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	10.5%	8.3%	—	—	—

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	40.4 Mbps	2.4 Mbps
2020Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q4	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2021Q3	29.3 Mbps	3.6 Mbps
2021Q4	46.4 Mbps	4.1 Mbps
2022Q1	90.3 Mbps	15.0 Mbps
2022Q2	119.2 Mbps	10.6 Mbps
2022Q3	99.6 Mbps	8.7 Mbps
2022Q4	59.9 Mbps	13.9 Mbps
2023Q1	77.4 Mbps	8.2 Mbps
2023Q2	133.1 Mbps	12.9 Mbps
2023Q3	112.8 Mbps	12.3 Mbps
2023Q4	153.5 Mbps	14.1 Mbps
2024Q1	268.3 Mbps	40.8 Mbps
2024Q2	186.1 Mbps	19.4 Mbps
2024Q3	81.6 Mbps	23.2 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	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	3.6%	3.6%	0.0%
2024	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	5.0%	0.0%
2018	5.6%	0.0%
2019	12.5%	0.0%
2020	15.8%	0.0%
2021	25.0%	0.0%
2022	22.2%	0.0%
2023	25.0%	0.0%
2024	0.0%	0.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

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

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	0.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	0.0%	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	4
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	27

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
EchoStar Corporation	AT&T Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Viasat, Inc.	Verizon Communications 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	0.0%	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)	0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	0.0%
Total area (sq mi)	1.159

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3
All Fixed Wireless	4.0	4.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	4.0	4.0	0.0
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	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	4.0	4.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	3.3	3.3	3.3	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	3.3	3.3	3.3	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	3.3	3.3	3.3	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	3.6	3.6	3.6	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	3.6	3.6	3.6	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	3.6	3.6	3.6	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	3.6	3.6	3.6	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	3.6	3.6	3.6	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	21.4	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	3.6	3.6	3.6	0.0

Dec. 2024

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

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	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.