Arizona / AIANNHCE 1310 / Federally-recognized area

Gila River

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99.9%25/3 availability

99.9%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

17Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Gila River within Arizona, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Gila River Indian Reservation is a reservation in Arizona associated with this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 583 square miles. The latest FCC BDC filing shows 17 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 2,709 service locations, with current availability of 99.9% at 25/3 Mbps, 99.9% at 100/20, and 99.6% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

A community bordering southern Phoenix suburbs that is home to Gila River Telecommunications.

Website Summary: www.gilariver.org

The Executive Branch Government page for Gila River 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.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	10,879	11,608	12,083	12,179	13,383	13,900
Households	3,107	3,238	3,426	3,302	3,360	3,050
Median age	30.1	29.7	29.4	28.8	28.6	30.0
Male / Female	51.4% / 48.6%	51.5% / 48.5%	50.0% / 50.0%	49.7% / 50.3%	49.9% / 50.1%	47.0% / 53.0%
Avg. household size	3.38	3.48	3.42	3.55	3.84	4.39
Pop. density (per sq mi)	18.6	19.9	20.7	20.9	22.9	23.8
HH density (per sq mi)	5.3	5.5	5.9	5.7	5.8	5.2

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$22,053	$25,315	$27,341	$34,735	$47,000	$39,797
Per capita income	$12,004	$12,454	$13,620	$15,759	$17,498	$15,701
Poverty rate	44.2%	43.7%	41.1%	37.5%	34.1%	36.0%
Unemployment rate	13.8%	12.9%	8.6%	9.3%	11.4%	9.9%
HS diploma or higher	50.6%	51.5%	52.4%	53.1%	51.4%	50.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	6.7%	5.8%	6.9%	7.8%	6.8%

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	90.2 Mbps	31.3 Mbps
2019Q2	91.6 Mbps	31.8 Mbps
2019Q3	86.2 Mbps	33.7 Mbps
2019Q4	89.3 Mbps	32.8 Mbps
2020Q1	93.2 Mbps	34.5 Mbps
2020Q2	120.9 Mbps	42.0 Mbps
2020Q3	115.0 Mbps	41.8 Mbps
2020Q4	138.0 Mbps	54.8 Mbps
2021Q1	121.1 Mbps	41.5 Mbps
2021Q2	143.4 Mbps	60.4 Mbps
2021Q3	155.0 Mbps	59.1 Mbps
2021Q4	134.6 Mbps	53.7 Mbps
2022Q1	151.8 Mbps	53.6 Mbps
2022Q2	178.1 Mbps	62.6 Mbps
2022Q3	191.4 Mbps	63.5 Mbps
2022Q4	171.7 Mbps	67.4 Mbps
2023Q1	157.8 Mbps	64.6 Mbps
2023Q2	172.1 Mbps	63.4 Mbps
2023Q3	235.4 Mbps	89.2 Mbps
2023Q4	231.3 Mbps	100.6 Mbps
2024Q1	215.3 Mbps	95.0 Mbps
2024Q2	271.1 Mbps	155.7 Mbps
2024Q3	280.6 Mbps	144.1 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	1.6%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
2017	0.9%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	97.8%	97.8%	0.0%
2020	98.7%	97.8%	0.0%
2021	54.8%	9.7%	0.1%
2022	99.0%	8.3%	0.0%
2023	98.7%	80.4%	79.9%
2024	99.9%	99.9%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	24.7%	22.2%
2018	24.2%	16.0%
2019	29.7%	24.0%
2020	34.5%	22.8%
2021	40.2%	25.5%
2022	49.1%	34.0%
2023	53.3%	43.3%
2024	56.2%	47.6%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	99.9%
100/20 Mbps	99.9%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	99.9%	92%
100/20 Mbps	99.9%	85%
Adoption	56.2%	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	17
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	2,709

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
Gila River Telecommunications, Inc.	Dish Network Corporation
EchoStar Corporation	—
PCC Holdings, Inc.	—
U.S. TelePacific Holdings Corp.	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
California Internet	—
AirFiber WISP, LLC	—
One Ring Networks, Inc.	—
Wi-Fiber, Inc.	—
TREPIC Networks LLC	—
FIF AireBeam, LLC	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Trive Capital Management LLC	—

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%	94.6%
Fiber	94.6%	94.6%	94.6%	94.6%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	79.5%	78.3%	5.4%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	7.6%	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	99.8%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	99.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	97.8%
Total area (sq mi)	1,304.016

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	98.0	46.4	46.4	32.2	8.4
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	98.9	98.9	98.9	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	99.0	99.0	8.4	8.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	32.2	8.4
Any Terrestrial	99.9	99.3	99.3	32.2	8.4
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	55.6	55.6	55.6	0.0	0.0
Copper	43.6	43.5	43.5	0.0	0.0
Fiber	55.6	55.6	55.6	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	81.0	17.8	17.8	8.4	8.4
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	89.0	44.6	44.6	28.7	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	94.3	51.4	51.4	50.1	8.3	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	98.2	98.2	98.2	56.0	56.0	56.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.9	98.9	98.9	56.9	56.4	56.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	56.4	56.0
Any Terrestrial	99.9	99.4	99.4	69.7	56.4	56.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	56.0	56.0	56.0	56.0	56.0	56.0
Copper	42.5	42.4	42.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	56.0	56.0	56.0	56.0	56.0	56.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	25.8	24.7	24.7	17.8	8.3	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	90.7	47.8	47.8	47.8	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	49.6	49.6	49.6	49.6	7.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	98.7	98.7	79.8	79.8	79.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	98.7	98.7	80.3	79.8	79.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	79.8	79.8
Any Terrestrial	100.0	99.0	99.0	83.7	79.8	79.8
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	79.8	79.8	79.8	79.8	79.8	79.8
Copper	20.5	19.1	19.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	79.8	79.8	79.8	79.8	79.8	79.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	17.9	17.9	17.9	17.0	7.1	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	49.0	49.0	49.0	49.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	99.8	58.6	58.6	58.4	16.9	15.2
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	99.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.8	99.8
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
Copper	20.5	19.1	19.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	32.9	32.6	32.6	32.4	16.9	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	94.0	52.2	52.2	52.1	15.2	15.2

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	99.6	61.2	61.2	61.0	16.8	8.3
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.6	99.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	99.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.7
Any Terrestrial	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	99.7
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6
Copper	20.8	19.4	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	56.3	55.9	55.9	55.8	11.3	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	80.9	17.1	17.1	16.8	8.3	8.3

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	92.6	79.5	79.5	78.3	5.3	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	96.2	96.2	94.6	94.6	94.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	94.6	94.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.6
Any Terrestrial	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.8	94.6	94.6
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6
Copper	15.5	7.7	7.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	82.1	74.7	74.7	72.2	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	59.5	17.4	17.4	17.3	5.3	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.