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Alaska / AIANNHCE 7315 / Alaska Native area

Russian Mission

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 detail61.7852°N, 161.3673°W5.37 sq mi
Figure 1. Location of Russian Mission within Alaska, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Alaska Native Village in Alaska, centered on Russian Mission, . FCC BDC records show 3 fixed providers and 1 mobile providers across roughly 116 service locations, with current availability of 0.0% at 25/3 Mbps, and 0.0% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

In Alaska, Russian Mission has tribal lands managed by a Alaska Native Village. Yup'ik village along the Yukon River with Russian Orthodox influence and a subsistence-based economy.

Website Summary: www.curarpaluk.com/history

Chuathbaluk is located on the Kuskokwim River, approximately 100 miles (160 km) upstream from Bethel. The Russian Mountains are a small circular mountain range just to the north of the town. The website includes sections on About Us, Council Members, Services, History, Public Files, and Calendar.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator201920202021202220232024
Population25719311851202314
Households452519115890
Median age22.420.618.724.426.026.0
Male / Female53.3% / 46.7%51.3% / 48.7%58.5% / 41.5%35.3% / 64.7%53.5% / 46.5%51.3% / 48.7%
Avg. household size5.717.726.214.643.483.49
Pop. density (per sq mi)47.936.022.09.537.658.5
HH density (per sq mi)8.44.73.52.010.816.8

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator201920202021202220232024
Median household income$35,625$48,125$42,857
Per capita income$8,064$6,541$10,015$12,465$11,535$12,639
Poverty rate37.4%33.7%28.8%41.2%40.6%36.0%
Unemployment rate14.1%3.7%6.5%0.0%50.7%50.0%
HS diploma or higher45.4%50.6%55.4%100.0%54.5%52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher1.7%2.4%5.4%3.0%4.5%

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
2019Q37.2 Mbps2.2 Mbps
2019Q421.7 Mbps19.1 Mbps
2020Q10.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2020Q24.9 Mbps1.7 Mbps
2020Q36.6 Mbps6.4 Mbps
2020Q40.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2021Q15.4 Mbps1.8 Mbps
2021Q27.4 Mbps1.6 Mbps
2021Q30.0 Mbps0.0 Mbps
2021Q40.4 Mbps2.0 Mbps
2022Q17.8 Mbps2.9 Mbps
2022Q28.9 Mbps4.0 Mbps
2022Q37.8 Mbps2.5 Mbps
2022Q46.0 Mbps1.6 Mbps
2023Q142.3 Mbps5.0 Mbps
2023Q294.5 Mbps10.0 Mbps
2023Q3127.1 Mbps14.1 Mbps
2023Q4162.2 Mbps11.2 Mbps
2024Q1150.2 Mbps15.6 Mbps
2024Q2132.4 Mbps14.6 Mbps
2024Q3119.8 Mbps13.5 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
201740.6%63.6%
201832.0%45.5%
201940.0%54.5%
202048.0%50.0%
202115.8%100.0%
20220.0%0.0%
202327.6%70.0%
202415.6%71.9%

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%
Adoption15.6%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

MetricValue
Fixed broadband providers3
Mobile broadband providers1
Broadband serviceable locations116

Table 9. Broadband Providers

FixedMobile
GCI Holdings LLCGCI Holdings LLC
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 LTE30.6%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)0.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)0.0%
Total area (sq mi)15.484

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

Dec. 2022
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless73.373.30.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial73.373.30.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper0.00.00.00.00.00.0
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 Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless73.373.30.00.00.00.0
June 2023
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless75.275.20.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial75.275.20.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper0.00.00.00.00.00.0
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 Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless75.275.20.00.00.00.0
Dec. 2023
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless75.275.20.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial75.275.20.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper0.00.00.00.00.00.0
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 Wireless75.275.20.00.00.00.0
June 2024
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless77.677.60.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial77.677.60.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper0.00.00.00.00.00.0
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 Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless77.677.60.00.00.00.0
Dec. 2024
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless77.677.60.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
All Wired0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Any Terrestrial77.677.60.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper0.00.00.00.00.00.0
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 Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.00.00.0
Other0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless77.677.60.00.00.00.0
June 2025
Technology2/210/125/3100/20250/251000/100
All Fixed Wireless77.677.60.00.00.00.0
All Satellite100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
All Wired0.00.00.00.00.00.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Any Technology100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.0
Any Terrestrial77.677.60.00.00.00.0
Cable0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Cable/Fiber0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Copper0.00.00.00.00.00.0
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 Wireless77.677.60.00.00.00.0

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.