Colorado / AIANNHCE 4470 / Federally-recognized area

Ute Mountain

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35.3%25/3 availability

5.7%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

11Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Ute Mountain within Colorado, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Ute Mountain Reservation is a reservation in Colorado associated with this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 889 square miles. The latest FCC BDC filing shows 11 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 651 service locations, with current availability of 35.3% at 25/3 Mbps, 5.7% at 100/20, and 0.8% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Ute Mountain is a federally recognized tribe in Colorado with tribal lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.utemountainutetribe.com

The index page for Ute Mountain 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	1,701	1,618	1,744	1,751	1,485	1,513
Households	679	552	481	495	447	535
Median age	30.2	23.1	19.8	21.4	18.6	29.3
Male / Female	42.0% / 58.0%	40.4% / 59.6%	39.0% / 61.0%	52.3% / 47.7%	53.9% / 46.1%	52.8% / 47.2%
Avg. household size	2.45	2.86	3.56	3.46	3.24	2.76
Pop. density (per sq mi)	1.9	1.8	2.0	2.0	1.7	1.7
HH density (per sq mi)	0.8	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.6

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$21,972	$26,628	$27,946	$38,580	$27,467	$28,375
Per capita income	$12,228	$12,330	$11,614	$13,131	$13,454	$15,599
Poverty rate	34.4%	25.4%	32.8%	25.4%	50.1%	50.7%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.3%	1.7%	0.0%	9.8%	8.3%
HS diploma or higher	59.0%	56.1%	55.9%	54.2%	41.2%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0%	6.5%	9.6%	17.7%	4.6%	10.6%

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	37.1 Mbps	29.0 Mbps
2019Q2	20.1 Mbps	3.7 Mbps
2019Q3	3.0 Mbps	2.2 Mbps
2019Q4	9.9 Mbps	3.5 Mbps
2020Q1	9.9 Mbps	2.8 Mbps
2020Q2	11.9 Mbps	4.4 Mbps
2020Q3	20.2 Mbps	10.7 Mbps
2020Q4	33.3 Mbps	26.3 Mbps
2021Q1	10.5 Mbps	3.0 Mbps
2021Q2	53.6 Mbps	14.1 Mbps
2021Q3	39.3 Mbps	12.4 Mbps
2021Q4	87.9 Mbps	9.7 Mbps
2022Q1	7.7 Mbps	2.8 Mbps
2022Q2	13.2 Mbps	6.9 Mbps
2022Q3	57.3 Mbps	7.3 Mbps
2022Q4	72.1 Mbps	11.9 Mbps
2023Q1	25.7 Mbps	9.4 Mbps
2023Q2	57.5 Mbps	8.9 Mbps
2023Q3	37.5 Mbps	20.0 Mbps
2023Q4	90.1 Mbps	13.4 Mbps
2024Q1	34.0 Mbps	7.3 Mbps
2024Q2	78.3 Mbps	13.7 Mbps
2024Q3	35.7 Mbps	5.0 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	20.4%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	26.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	28.7%	1.7%	0.0%
2018	42.7%	1.7%	0.0%
2019	52.4%	1.7%	0.0%
2020	81.3%	1.7%	0.0%
2021	77.4%	2.1%	0.1%
2022	22.3%	0.6%	0.6%
2023	29.0%	3.7%	0.8%
2024	35.3%	5.7%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	12.9%	15.7%
2018	14.3%	15.4%
2019	13.3%	15.5%
2020	19.2%	23.1%
2021	19.8%	28.7%
2022	34.5%	44.2%
2023	32.9%	37.8%
2024	42.6%	68.2%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	35.3%
100/20 Mbps	5.7%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	35.3%	92%
100/20 Mbps	5.7%	85%
Adoption	42.6%	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	11
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	651

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
ATN International, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	Smith Bagley, Inc.
Frontier Communications Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	—
EchoStar Corporation	—
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Nimbus Solutions	—

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	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	14.1%	5.2%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	23.3%	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	33.9%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	19.5%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	18.7%
Total area (sq mi)	27.07

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	86.0	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.7	0.0	0.0
All Wired	53.5	44.0	21.8	0.1	0.1	0.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	93.3	44.1	21.9	0.1	0.1	0.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.7	0.1	0.1
Any Terrestrial	93.3	44.3	21.9	0.1	0.1	0.1
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Copper	53.4	43.9	21.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	86.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.7	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	37.2	6.1	6.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	54.4	46.1	23.2	0.3	0.3	0.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	70.7	48.5	28.0	0.3	0.3	0.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.3	0.3
Any Terrestrial	70.7	48.5	28.0	0.3	0.3	0.3
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Copper	54.4	46.1	22.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	37.2	6.1	6.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	41.0	7.2	7.2	3.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	54.5	46.1	23.6	0.3	0.3	0.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	72.7	49.3	28.9	3.2	0.3	0.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.3	0.3
Any Terrestrial	72.9	49.5	29.1	3.2	0.3	0.3
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Copper	54.5	46.1	23.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	40.9	7.0	7.0	3.1	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	22.8	6.5	6.5	2.9	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	54.9	46.5	24.0	0.3	0.3	0.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	72.4	49.2	28.6	3.0	0.3	0.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.3	0.3
Any Terrestrial	72.6	49.3	28.8	3.0	0.3	0.3
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Copper	54.9	46.5	23.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	88.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	22.6	6.3	6.3	2.9	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	98.2	83.6	83.6	83.6	83.6	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	55.3	47.0	24.1	0.3	0.3	0.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	75.9	54.4	34.8	5.1	0.3	0.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	83.6	0.3
Any Terrestrial	98.6	85.1	83.6	83.6	83.6	0.3
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Copper	55.3	47.0	23.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	29.2	13.9	13.9	5.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	83.6	83.6	83.6	83.6	83.6	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	29.6	14.3	14.1	5.2	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	55.1	46.5	23.5	0.1	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	75.7	53.8	34.4	5.4	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	75.9	53.9	34.6	5.4	0.0
Cable	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Copper	55.1	46.5	23.4	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	29.5	14.0	14.0	5.2	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	0.3	0.3	0.1	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.