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Alaska / AIANNHCE 6080 / Alaska Native area

Anaktuvuk Pass

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

0.0%25/3 availability
0.0%100/20 availability
0.0%1000/100 availability
3Fixed providers
AnchorageJuneauFairbanksTribal boundary detail68.1498°N, 151.6971°W5.18 sq mi
Figure 1. Location of Anaktuvuk Pass within Alaska, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Village of Anaktuvuk Pass in Alaska is the primary broadband planning geography for this alaska native village, and it . FCC BDC records show 3 fixed providers and 1 mobile providers across roughly 141 service locations, and current service levels of 0.0% at 25/3 Mbps, and 0.0% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

Anvsa lands in Alaska are associated with Anaktuvuk Pass, a Alaska Native Village. Iñupiat village in Alaska's Brooks Range, known for caribou hunting and unique position above the Arctic Circle.

Website Summary: www.north-slope.org/our-communities/anaktuvuk-pass

Welcome to Anaktuvuk Pass: The Heart of the Brooks Range Nestled on a divide between the Anaktuvuk and John Rivers, Anaktuvuk Pass is a picturesque village encircled by the towering peaks of the central Brooks Range. Located approximately 250 miles northwest of Fairbanks and a similar distance southeast of Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow), it stands as...

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator201920202021202220232024
Population315251261222277329
Households8189736779108
Median age22.431.425.324.023.227.2
Male / Female61.9% / 38.1%61.0% / 39.0%58.6% / 41.4%60.8% / 39.2%58.8% / 41.2%62.6% / 37.4%
Avg. household size3.492.823.583.313.513.05
Pop. density (per sq mi)60.948.550.442.953.563.6
HH density (per sq mi)15.717.214.112.915.320.9

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator201920202021202220232024
Median household income$60,893$61,953$62,788$69,028$83,250$95,500
Per capita income$17,934$21,315$20,654$19,882$24,486$32,705
Poverty rate31.8%23.4%35.5%37.4%17.6%8.8%
Unemployment rate45.0%23.4%19.2%17.8%17.3%11.8%
HS diploma or higher49.3%36.1%32.6%41.4%51.5%69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.2%2.8%3.0%5.4%4.5%15.9%

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)

PeriodDownloadUpload
2019Q10.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2019Q20.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2019Q30.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2019Q40.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2020Q10.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2020Q20.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2020Q30.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2020Q40.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2021Q10.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2021Q20.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2021Q30.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2021Q40.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2022Q10.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2022Q20.3 Mbps0.4 Mbps
2022Q31.2 Mbps0.3 Mbps
2022Q438.3 Mbps7.0 Mbps
2023Q126.8 Mbps6.1 Mbps
2023Q211.4 Mbps5.5 Mbps
2023Q3156.2 Mbps15.9 Mbps
2023Q498.8 Mbps8.5 Mbps
2024Q1195.5 Mbps22.3 Mbps
2024Q293.3 Mbps15.1 Mbps
2024Q375.8 Mbps8.1 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year25/3100/201 Gbps
20150.0%0.0%0.0%
20160.0%0.0%0.0%
20170.0%0.0%0.0%
20180.0%0.0%0.0%
20190.0%0.0%0.0%
20200.0%0.0%0.0%
20210.0%0.0%0.0%
20220.0%0.0%0.0%
20230.0%0.0%0.0%
20240.0%0.0%0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

YearAll householdsLow-income households
201724.4%9.1%
201830.0%11.1%
201924.7%27.3%
202019.1%11.1%
202121.9%12.5%
202217.9%30.0%
202331.6%33.3%
202425.0%0.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

TierCoverage
25/3 Mbps0.0%
100/20 Mbps0.0%
1 Gbps0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

MetricTribalNational
25/3 Mbps0.0%92%
100/20 Mbps0.0%85%
Adoption25.0%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

MetricValue
Fixed broadband providers3
Mobile broadband providers1
Broadband serviceable locations141

Table 9. Broadband Providers

FixedMobile
Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, Inc.Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, Inc.
EchoStar Corporation
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology25/3100/20250/251 Gbps
Any Technology100.0%100.0%100.0%0.0%
Fiber0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Cable0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Fixed Wireless0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Copper (DSL)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Satellite100.0%100.0%100.0%0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

TechnologyCoverage
4G LTE85.8%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)0.0%
Total area (sq mi)13.377

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

Dec. 2022
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired82.40.00.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless82.40.00.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial82.40.00.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper82.40.00.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.00.00.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
June 2023
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired81.30.00.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless81.30.00.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial81.30.00.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper81.30.00.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.00.00.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Dec. 2023
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired81.60.00.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless81.60.00.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial81.60.00.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper81.60.00.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.0100.0100.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
June 2024
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired82.90.00.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless82.90.00.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial82.90.00.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper82.90.00.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.00.00.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Dec. 2024
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired82.10.00.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless82.10.00.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial82.10.00.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper82.10.00.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.00.00.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
June 2025
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
All Wired83.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless83.00.00.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Any Terrestrial83.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper83.00.00.00.00.00.0
Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
GSO Satellite100.00.00.00.00.00.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
NGSO Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0

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.