Rhode Island / AIANNHCE 2415 / Federally-recognized area

Narragansett

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

100.0%25/3 availability

83.3%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

8Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Narragansett within Rhode Island, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

In Rhode Island, this federally recognized tribe uses Narragansett Reservation as its main reservation, and it spans about 3.2 square miles. FCC BDC records show 8 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers serving roughly 8 service locations, with current availability of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 83.3% at 100/20, and 16.7% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

A federally recognized tribe in Rhode Island, Narragansett is organized around tribal lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: narragansettindiannation.org

In 1675, the Narragansett allied themselves with King Philip and the Wampanoag Sachem, to support the Wampanoag Tribe's efforts to reclaim land in Massachusetts. Certain Nipmuck bands, the Niantics, Wampanoag, and Manisseans all paid tribute to the Narragansett tribe. The Narragansett Indians are the descendants of the aboriginal people of the State of Rhode Island. In the Great Swamp Massacre, a military force of Puritans from Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, and Connecticut massacred a group of Narragansett, mostly women, children, and elderly men living at an Indian winter camp in the Great Swamp located in present day South Kingstown. Following the massacre, many of the remaining Narragansett retreated deep into the forest and swamp lands in the southern area of the State. (Much of this area now makes up today's Reservation). The Tribe and its members were considered warriors within the region.

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	112.5 Mbps	18.3 Mbps
2019Q2	50.5 Mbps	10.1 Mbps
2019Q3	54.7 Mbps	15.3 Mbps
2019Q4	118.3 Mbps	11.8 Mbps
2020Q1	135.1 Mbps	64.7 Mbps
2020Q2	110.0 Mbps	70.1 Mbps
2020Q3	99.6 Mbps	22.8 Mbps
2020Q4	138.1 Mbps	40.6 Mbps
2021Q1	208.7 Mbps	58.2 Mbps
2021Q2	157.9 Mbps	44.4 Mbps
2021Q3	152.6 Mbps	88.1 Mbps
2021Q4	183.3 Mbps	131.4 Mbps
2022Q1	71.6 Mbps	51.5 Mbps
2022Q2	248.4 Mbps	153.2 Mbps
2022Q3	111.5 Mbps	37.8 Mbps
2022Q4	157.9 Mbps	103.8 Mbps
2023Q1	123.9 Mbps	43.4 Mbps
2023Q2	47.6 Mbps	44.2 Mbps
2023Q3	165.8 Mbps	50.6 Mbps
2023Q4	121.4 Mbps	51.9 Mbps
2024Q1	204.2 Mbps	100.7 Mbps
2024Q2	220.5 Mbps	166.2 Mbps
2024Q3	239.9 Mbps	65.5 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2016	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2017	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2018	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2019	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2020	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2021	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2023	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2024	100.0%	83.3%	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	100.0%
100/20 Mbps	83.3%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	100.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	83.3%	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	8
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	8

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Cox Communications, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Altice USA	Verizon Communications Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Dish Network Corporation
EchoStar 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%	0.0%
Fiber	62.5%	62.5%	62.5%	0.0%
Cable	37.5%	37.5%	37.5%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	25.0%	25.0%	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)	94.1%
Total area (sq mi)	8.953

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	100.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	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
All Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	62.5
Any Terrestrial	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5
Cable	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0
Cable/Fiber	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5
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	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

Dec. 2023

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	0.0
All Wired	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	62.5
Any Terrestrial	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5
Cable	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0
Cable/Fiber	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5
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	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 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	33.3	33.3	33.3	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	55.6
Any Terrestrial	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6
Cable	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1
Cable/Fiber	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	33.3	33.3	33.3	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

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	44.4	44.4	44.4	11.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	55.6
Any Terrestrial	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6
Cable	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1
Cable/Fiber	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6	55.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	44.4	44.4	44.4	11.1	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 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0
Cable	37.5	37.5	37.5	37.5	37.5
Cable/Fiber	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	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.