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98.9%25/3 availability
98.9%100/20 availability
0.0%1000/100 availability
3Fixed providers
Figure 1. Location of Atqasuk within Alaska, with boundary detail (inset).
About the Tribal Area
In Alaska, this alaska native village uses Native Village of Atqasuk as its main village, and it . FCC BDC records show 3 fixed providers and 1 mobile providers serving roughly 91 service locations, with current availability of 98.9% at 25/3 Mbps, and 98.9% at 100/20.
Tribal Area Description
A Alaska Native Village in Alaska, Atqasuk is organized around ANVSA lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.
Atqasuk is located inland from the Arctic Ocean on the Meade River about 60 miles southwest of Utqiagvik. Atqasuk has long been established as a hunting and fishing ground. Abandoned sod houses, an old cellar and a gravesite near the village provide evidence of early settlement here. The website includes sections on Visitors, Asna, Asrc, Iḷisaġvik College, Nsbsd, and Permits.
Table 1. Demographics
Indicator
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Population
162
135
181
119
139
288
Households
42
36
33
33
43
79
Median age
22.8
23.1
21.5
23.6
28.8
27.3
Male / Female
55.6% / 44.4%
55.6% / 44.4%
51.4% / 48.6%
52.9% / 47.1%
69.1% / 30.9%
55.9% / 44.1%
Avg. household size
3.86
3.75
5.48
3.61
3.23
3.65
Pop. density (per sq mi)
4.1
3.5
4.6
3.0
3.5
7.4
HH density (per sq mi)
1.1
0.9
0.8
0.8
1.1
2.0
Table 2. Economic & Education
Indicator
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Median household income
$86,250
$93,750
$91,875
$99,750
$89,875
$90,625
Per capita income
$18,826
$20,584
$18,301
$23,804
$30,281
$29,736
Poverty rate
21.6%
24.4%
23.8%
17.6%
16.5%
13.9%
Unemployment rate
13.8%
14.0%
11.3%
8.0%
19.0%
12.9%
HS diploma or higher
54.9%
57.6%
54.7%
60.8%
52.5%
60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher
2.8%
3.4%
5.3%
3.9%
15.0%
14.6%
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
0.0 Mbps
0.0 Mbps
2019Q2
0.0 Mbps
0.0 Mbps
2019Q3
0.0 Mbps
0.0 Mbps
2019Q4
0.0 Mbps
0.0 Mbps
2020Q1
0.0 Mbps
0.0 Mbps
2020Q2
0.0 Mbps
0.0 Mbps
2020Q3
0.0 Mbps
0.0 Mbps
2020Q4
0.0 Mbps
0.0 Mbps
2021Q1
0.0 Mbps
0.0 Mbps
2021Q2
0.0 Mbps
0.0 Mbps
2021Q3
0.0 Mbps
0.0 Mbps
2021Q4
0.0 Mbps
0.0 Mbps
2022Q1
0.0 Mbps
0.0 Mbps
2022Q2
7.1 Mbps
1.6 Mbps
2022Q3
11.4 Mbps
4.5 Mbps
2022Q4
10.0 Mbps
4.2 Mbps
2023Q1
43.8 Mbps
4.9 Mbps
2023Q2
80.9 Mbps
8.9 Mbps
2023Q3
100.4 Mbps
13.0 Mbps
2023Q4
129.3 Mbps
12.6 Mbps
2024Q1
81.7 Mbps
19.0 Mbps
2024Q2
89.5 Mbps
18.6 Mbps
2024Q3
78.9 Mbps
15.3 Mbps
Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)
Year
25/3
100/20
1 Gbps
2015
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
97.8%
97.8%
0.0%
2023
97.9%
97.9%
0.0%
2024
98.9%
98.9%
0.0%
Table 5. Adoption (%)
Year
All households
Low-income households
2017
46.8%
33.3%
2018
53.1%
75.0%
2019
40.5%
100.0%
2020
58.3%
100.0%
2021
54.5%
100.0%
2022
45.5%
100.0%
2023
58.1%
0.0%
2024
45.6%
0.0%
Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)
Tier
Coverage
25/3 Mbps
98.9%
100/20 Mbps
98.9%
1 Gbps
0.0%
Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)
Metric
Tribal
National
25/3 Mbps
98.9%
92%
100/20 Mbps
98.9%
85%
Adoption
45.6%
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
3
Mobile broadband providers
1
Broadband serviceable locations
91
Table 9. Broadband Providers
Fixed
Mobile
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)
Technology
25/3
100/20
250/25
1 Gbps
Any Technology
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
Fiber
80.2%
80.2%
80.2%
0.0%
Cable
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Fixed Wireless
0.0%
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
55.5%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)
0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)
0.0%
Total area (sq mi)
104.069
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
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
All Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired
81.3
81.3
81.3
81.3
0.0
0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless
81.3
81.3
81.3
81.3
0.0
0.0
Any Technology
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
Any Terrestrial
81.3
81.3
81.3
81.3
0.0
0.0
Cable
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable/Fiber
81.3
81.3
81.3
81.3
0.0
0.0
Copper
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fiber
81.3
81.3
81.3
81.3
0.0
0.0
GSO Satellite
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless
0.0
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
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
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
All Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired
79.8
79.8
79.8
79.8
0.0
0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless
79.8
79.8
79.8
79.8
0.0
0.0
Any Technology
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
Any Terrestrial
79.8
79.8
79.8
79.8
0.0
0.0
Cable
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable/Fiber
79.8
79.8
79.8
79.8
0.0
0.0
Copper
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fiber
79.8
79.8
79.8
79.8
0.0
0.0
GSO Satellite
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless
0.0
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
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
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
All Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired
77.1
77.1
77.1
77.1
77.1
0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless
77.1
77.1
77.1
77.1
77.1
0.0
Any Technology
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
77.1
0.0
Any Terrestrial
77.1
77.1
77.1
77.1
77.1
0.0
Cable
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable/Fiber
77.1
77.1
77.1
77.1
77.1
0.0
Copper
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fiber
77.1
77.1
77.1
77.1
77.1
0.0
GSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless
0.0
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
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
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
All Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired
79.6
79.6
79.6
79.6
79.6
0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless
79.6
79.6
79.6
79.6
79.6
0.0
Any Technology
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
79.6
0.0
Any Terrestrial
79.6
79.6
79.6
79.6
79.6
0.0
Cable
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable/Fiber
79.6
79.6
79.6
79.6
79.6
0.0
Copper
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fiber
79.6
79.6
79.6
79.6
79.6
0.0
GSO Satellite
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless
0.0
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
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
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
All Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.3
0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.3
0.0
Any Technology
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
79.3
0.0
Any Terrestrial
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.3
0.0
Cable
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable/Fiber
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.3
0.0
Copper
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fiber
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.3
79.3
0.0
GSO Satellite
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless
0.0
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
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
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
All Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
All Wired
80.2
80.2
80.2
80.2
80.2
0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless
80.2
80.2
80.2
80.2
80.2
0.0
Any Technology
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
Any Terrestrial
80.2
80.2
80.2
80.2
80.2
0.0
Cable
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable/Fiber
80.2
80.2
80.2
80.2
80.2
0.0
Copper
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fiber
80.2
80.2
80.2
80.2
80.2
0.0
GSO Satellite
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless
0.0
0.0
0.0
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.