Nebraska / AIANNHCE 2900 / Federally-recognized area
Ponca (NE)
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80.0%25/3 availability
60.0%100/20 availability
0.0%1000/100 availability
11Fixed providers
Figure 1. Location of Ponca (NE) within Nebraska, with boundary detail (inset).
About the Tribal Area
Ponca (NE) Trust Land is a tribal area in Nebraska associated with this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 0.3 square miles. The latest FCC BDC filing shows 11 fixed providers and 5 mobile providers across roughly 7 service locations, with current availability of 80.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 60.0% at 100/20, and 60.0% at 1000/100.
Tribal Area Description
Ponca (NE) is a federally recognized tribe in Nebraska with tribal lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.
The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska page for Ponca (NE) 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. The page includes sections on Register, Forms, Osni, Npha, and Council.
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
81.3 Mbps
39.9 Mbps
2019Q2
118.8 Mbps
30.1 Mbps
2019Q3
134.3 Mbps
52.8 Mbps
2019Q4
165.9 Mbps
50.5 Mbps
2020Q1
182.4 Mbps
41.8 Mbps
2020Q2
185.1 Mbps
80.7 Mbps
2020Q3
178.6 Mbps
95.0 Mbps
2020Q4
201.8 Mbps
105.8 Mbps
2021Q1
227.8 Mbps
155.9 Mbps
2021Q2
259.9 Mbps
139.3 Mbps
2021Q3
268.1 Mbps
170.6 Mbps
2021Q4
218.7 Mbps
120.5 Mbps
2022Q1
209.5 Mbps
88.7 Mbps
2022Q2
187.2 Mbps
102.7 Mbps
2022Q3
222.4 Mbps
115.4 Mbps
2022Q4
290.8 Mbps
170.1 Mbps
2023Q1
248.8 Mbps
131.8 Mbps
2023Q2
230.3 Mbps
72.2 Mbps
2023Q3
323.9 Mbps
217.8 Mbps
2023Q4
381.4 Mbps
172.8 Mbps
2024Q1
357.5 Mbps
201.5 Mbps
2024Q2
343.3 Mbps
183.4 Mbps
2024Q3
358.2 Mbps
184.8 Mbps
Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)
Year
25/3
100/20
1 Gbps
2015
88.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
88.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
88.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
88.1%
88.1%
0.0%
2019
88.1%
88.1%
88.1%
2020
97.6%
88.1%
88.1%
2021
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
2022
50.0%
25.0%
25.0%
2023
60.0%
40.0%
20.0%
2024
80.0%
60.0%
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
80.0%
100/20 Mbps
60.0%
1 Gbps
0.0%
Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)
Metric
Tribal
National
25/3 Mbps
80.0%
92%
100/20 Mbps
60.0%
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
11
Mobile broadband providers
5
Broadband serviceable locations
7
Table 9. Broadband Providers
Fixed
Mobile
AT&T Inc.
AT&T Inc.
Charter Communications
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Great Plains Communications, Inc.
NE Colorado Cellular, Inc.
EchoStar Corporation
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
NE Colorado Cellular, Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
—
Windstream Holdings, Inc.
—
Verizon Communications Inc.
—
Allo Communications LLC
—
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%
57.1%
Fiber
57.1%
57.1%
57.1%
57.1%
Cable
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Fixed Wireless
57.1%
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)
75.0%
Total area (sq mi)
0.843
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
60.0
60.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
0.0
All Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
60.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired
100.0
60.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless
100.0
80.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
Any Technology
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
40.0
40.0
Any Terrestrial
100.0
80.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
Cable
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable/Fiber
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
Copper
100.0
60.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fiber
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
GSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless
60.0
60.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
0.0
NGSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
60.0
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 2023
Technology
2/2
10/1
25/3
100/20
250/25
1000/100
All Fixed Wireless
83.3
83.3
50.0
33.3
33.3
0.0
All Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired
100.0
50.0
50.0
33.3
33.3
33.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless
100.0
83.3
50.0
33.3
33.3
33.3
Any Technology
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
33.3
33.3
Any Terrestrial
100.0
83.3
50.0
33.3
33.3
33.3
Cable
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable/Fiber
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
Copper
100.0
50.0
16.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fiber
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
GSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless
66.7
66.7
33.3
33.3
33.3
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
16.7
16.7
16.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
Dec. 2023
Technology
2/2
10/1
25/3
100/20
250/25
1000/100
All Fixed Wireless
16.7
16.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
All Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired
100.0
66.7
50.0
33.3
33.3
33.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless
100.0
83.3
50.0
33.3
33.3
33.3
Any Technology
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
33.3
33.3
Any Terrestrial
100.0
83.3
50.0
33.3
33.3
33.3
Cable
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable/Fiber
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
Copper
100.0
66.7
16.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fiber
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
GSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless
16.7
16.7
0.0
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
June 2024
Technology
2/2
10/1
25/3
100/20
250/25
1000/100
All Fixed Wireless
20.0
20.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
All Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired
100.0
80.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless
100.0
100.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
Any Technology
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
60.0
60.0
Any Terrestrial
100.0
100.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
Cable
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable/Fiber
60.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
Copper
60.0
20.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fiber
60.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
GSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless
20.0
20.0
0.0
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. 2024
Technology
2/2
10/1
25/3
100/20
250/25
1000/100
All Fixed Wireless
33.3
33.3
16.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
All Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired
100.0
83.3
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless
100.0
100.0
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
Any Technology
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
66.7
66.7
Any Terrestrial
100.0
100.0
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
Cable
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable/Fiber
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
Copper
100.0
66.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fiber
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
66.7
GSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless
33.3
33.3
16.7
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
June 2025
Technology
2/2
10/1
25/3
100/20
250/25
1000/100
All Fixed Wireless
71.4
71.4
57.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
All Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
All Wired
71.4
71.4
57.1
57.1
57.1
57.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless
100.0
100.0
71.4
57.1
57.1
57.1
Any Technology
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
57.1
Any Terrestrial
100.0
100.0
71.4
57.1
57.1
57.1
Cable
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable/Fiber
57.1
57.1
57.1
57.1
57.1
57.1
Copper
57.1
57.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fiber
57.1
57.1
57.1
57.1
57.1
57.1
GSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless
71.4
71.4
57.1
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.