Nevada / AIANNHCE 1070 / Federally-recognized area

Fallon Paiute-Shoshone

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

10Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Fallon Paiute-Shoshone within Nevada, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Federally recognized tribe in Nevada, centered on Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Colony, spans less than 0.1 square miles. FCC BDC records show 10 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 3 service locations, with current availability of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 100.0% at 100/20, and 97.7% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

In Nevada, Fallon Paiute-Shoshone 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: www.fpst.org

The Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe, NV Official Website page for Fallon Paiute-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. The page includes sections on Create a Website Account and Website Sign In.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	61	155	177	140	201	157
Households	32	89	73	57	104	88
Median age	34.5	37.4	40.1	48.3	46.6	49.9
Male / Female	32.8% / 67.2%	38.1% / 61.9%	52.5% / 47.5%	46.4% / 53.6%	43.3% / 56.7%	48.4% / 51.6%
Avg. household size	1.91	1.74	2.42	2.46	1.93	1.78
Pop. density (per sq mi)	715.0	1816.9	2074.7	1641.0	2356.1	1840.3
HH density (per sq mi)	375.1	1043.2	855.7	668.1	1219.1	1031.5

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	—	$17,788	$17,438	$19,653	$20,588	$23,472
Per capita income	$13,221	$13,015	$10,307	$12,797	$14,208	$16,148
Poverty rate	49.2%	43.2%	49.7%	54.3%	45.3%	33.8%
Unemployment rate	12.9%	15.3%	14.0%	3.8%	2.3%	6.5%
HS diploma or higher	52.5%	50.5%	40.6%	38.2%	42.7%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	16.8%	18.8%	23.6%	15.3%	17.0%

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	58.6 Mbps	7.0 Mbps
2019Q2	24.4 Mbps	3.5 Mbps
2019Q3	114.4 Mbps	15.8 Mbps
2019Q4	184.1 Mbps	55.7 Mbps
2020Q1	140.1 Mbps	18.9 Mbps
2020Q2	100.8 Mbps	19.0 Mbps
2020Q3	209.3 Mbps	19.4 Mbps
2020Q4	123.5 Mbps	13.5 Mbps
2021Q1	225.8 Mbps	17.4 Mbps
2021Q2	397.4 Mbps	28.2 Mbps
2021Q3	110.8 Mbps	38.7 Mbps
2021Q4	310.9 Mbps	23.1 Mbps
2022Q1	114.1 Mbps	12.1 Mbps
2022Q2	111.5 Mbps	11.8 Mbps
2022Q3	207.7 Mbps	19.1 Mbps
2022Q4	296.3 Mbps	85.1 Mbps
2023Q1	236.6 Mbps	24.7 Mbps
2023Q2	250.7 Mbps	107.7 Mbps
2023Q3	440.5 Mbps	84.1 Mbps
2023Q4	242.1 Mbps	79.2 Mbps
2024Q1	285.9 Mbps	71.2 Mbps
2024Q2	75.7 Mbps	37.4 Mbps
2024Q3	292.2 Mbps	107.2 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	100.0%	62.9%	0.0%
2016	100.0%	62.9%	0.0%
2017	100.0%	62.9%	0.0%
2018	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2019	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2020	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	100.0%	77.6%
2022	96.2%	96.2%	96.2%
2023	97.7%	97.7%	77.3%
2024	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	47.4%	44.4%
2018	40.0%	25.0%
2019	56.3%	70.6%
2020	44.9%	41.1%
2021	47.9%	29.8%
2022	36.8%	25.8%
2023	42.3%	50.0%
2024	29.5%	23.3%

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	29.5%	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	10
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	3

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
ATN International, Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Charter Communications	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Churchill County, State of Nevada	Verizon Communications Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	World Mobile Networks, LLC
EchoStar Corporation	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
World Mobile Networks, LLC	—
Wi-Fiber, Inc.	—

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	33.3%	33.3%	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)	0.105

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	98.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.0	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.1	97.1
Any Terrestrial	100.0	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.1
Cable	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1
Cable/Fiber	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	76.7	76.7	76.7	76.7	76.7	76.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.1	0.0	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	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	77.3	77.3	76.3	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	99.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	99.0	99.0
Cable	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0
Cable/Fiber	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0
Copper	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	78.3	78.3	78.3	78.3	78.3	78.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.0	76.3	76.3	76.3	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	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	97.8	70.3	70.3	69.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	72.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	72.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.8	72.5
Any Terrestrial	98.9	98.9	98.9	97.8	97.8	72.5
Cable	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	68.1
Cable/Fiber	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	72.5
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	71.4	71.4	71.4	71.4	71.4	71.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.7	69.2	69.2	69.2	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	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	97.9	67.4	67.4	67.4	1.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	97.9
Any Terrestrial	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	97.9
Cable	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9
Cable/Fiber	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	68.4	68.4	68.4	68.4	68.4	68.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.8	66.3	66.3	66.3	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	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	97.9	67.4	67.4	67.4	1.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	97.9
Any Terrestrial	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	97.9
Cable	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9
Cable/Fiber	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	68.4	68.4	68.4	68.4	68.4	68.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.8	66.3	66.3	66.3	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	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	100.0	67.4	67.4	67.4	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.8
Any Terrestrial	100.0	97.9	97.9	97.9	96.8	96.8
Cable	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8
Cable/Fiber	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	68.4	68.4	68.4	68.4	68.4	68.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	66.3	66.3	66.3	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	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	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.