Massachusetts / AIANNHCE 2147 / Federally-recognized area

Mashpee Wampanoag

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

7Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Mashpee Wampanoag within Massachusetts, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Federally recognized tribe in Massachusetts, centered on Mashpee Wampanoag Trust Land, spans about 0.5 square miles. FCC BDC records show 7 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 92 service locations, with current availability of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 100.0% at 100/20, and 80.0% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

In Massachusetts, Mashpee Wampanoag has tribal lands managed by a federally recognized tribe. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: mashpeewampanoagtribe-nsn.gov

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is a federally recognized tribe located in Eastern Massachusetts. The Tribe have inhabited the land for over 12,000 years and welcomed the Pilgrims that arrived on the Mayflower in 1620. The website includes sections on Child Family Services, Education, Emergency Management, Enrollment, Facilities, and Finance.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	0	0	0	11	31	47
Households	0	0	0	5	13	18
Median age	—	—	—	20.9	21.5	20.9
Male / Female	— / —	— / —	— / —	45.5% / 54.5%	16.1% / 83.9%	29.8% / 70.2%
Avg. household size	—	—	—	2.20	2.38	2.61
Pop. density (per sq mi)	0.0	0.0	0.0	22.3	62.9	95.3
HH density (per sq mi)	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.1	26.4	36.5

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	—	—	—	—	$23,750	$25,000
Per capita income	—	—	—	$16,945	$11,148	$11,436
Poverty rate	—	—	—	27.3%	54.8%	42.6%
Unemployment rate	—	—	—	11.1%	17.6%	8.3%
HS diploma or higher	—	—	—	80.0%	53.3%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	—	—	—	6.7%	9.1%

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	142.2 Mbps	61.3 Mbps
2019Q2	201.2 Mbps	234.6 Mbps
2019Q3	220.2 Mbps	88.3 Mbps
2019Q4	197.7 Mbps	21.1 Mbps
2020Q1	91.5 Mbps	20.2 Mbps
2020Q2	199.0 Mbps	12.0 Mbps
2020Q3	201.3 Mbps	11.4 Mbps
2020Q4	264.2 Mbps	15.8 Mbps
2021Q1	179.6 Mbps	18.7 Mbps
2021Q2	308.4 Mbps	19.6 Mbps
2021Q3	228.9 Mbps	64.1 Mbps
2021Q4	230.7 Mbps	38.4 Mbps
2022Q1	403.9 Mbps	26.4 Mbps
2022Q2	289.9 Mbps	104.5 Mbps
2022Q3	292.4 Mbps	23.8 Mbps
2022Q4	347.1 Mbps	25.6 Mbps
2023Q1	330.3 Mbps	24.0 Mbps
2023Q2	401.0 Mbps	27.0 Mbps
2023Q3	136.8 Mbps	16.9 Mbps
2023Q4	150.4 Mbps	46.1 Mbps
2024Q1	158.3 Mbps	41.9 Mbps
2024Q2	206.8 Mbps	26.4 Mbps
2024Q3	336.1 Mbps	57.7 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	94.3%	26.7%	0.0%
2016	98.1%	26.7%	0.0%
2017	98.1%	98.1%	0.0%
2018	98.1%	98.1%	0.0%
2019	98.1%	98.1%	0.0%
2020	98.1%	98.1%	26.7%
2021	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2022	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2023	100.0%	100.0%	80.0%
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	20.0%	0.0%
2023	46.2%	50.0%
2024	50.0%	60.0%

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	50.0%	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	7
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	92

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Comcast Corporation	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Dish Network Corporation
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%	94.6%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	94.6%
Fixed Wireless	4.3%	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)	1.264

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	10.0	10.0	10.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
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	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Copper	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	15.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	15.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	10.0	10.0	10.0	0.0	0.0
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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	72.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	72.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	72.7
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	72.7
Cable	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	18.2
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	72.7
Copper	31.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	54.5	54.5	54.5	54.5	54.5	54.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	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	0.0	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	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	62.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	62.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	62.5
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	62.5
Cable	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	62.5
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	62.5
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	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

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	30.0	30.0	30.0	10.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	70.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	70.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	70.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	70.0
Cable	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	70.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	70.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	65.0	65.0	65.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	30.0	30.0	30.0	10.0	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. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	30.0	20.0	20.0	10.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	70.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	70.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	70.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	70.0
Cable	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	70.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	70.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	30.0	20.0	20.0	10.0	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

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	75.0	4.3	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.6
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.6
Cable	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.6
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.6
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	75.0	4.3	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	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

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.