California / AIANNHCE 0290 / Federally-recognized area

Bishop

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100.0%25/3 availability

92.5%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

8Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Bishop within California, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Bishop Reservation in California is the primary broadband planning geography for this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 1.4 square miles. FCC BDC records show 8 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 1,542 service locations, and current service levels of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 92.5% at 100/20, and 56.1% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Tribal lands in California are associated with Bishop, a federally recognized tribe. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.bishoppaiutetribe.com

The Bishop Paiute Tribe is located at the foot of the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains in Bishop, CA, and is the fifth largest tribe in California with over 2,000 enrolled members. The official website of the Bishop Paiute Tribe. The tribe provides members with various programs and services and operates a variety of tribal owned entities and enterprises. Be a Bishop Paiute Tribal Member & Submit a letter of intent to the Tribal Office. The tribe is engaged in progressive development and highly values self-sufficiency, self-reliance, and maintains committed to being a strong self-governing sovereign nation. A Sovereign Tribal Nation governed by an elected council. Become an active & involved member of the the community by serving on one of the Committees or Boards. Our Core values are integrity, professionalism, creativity and involvement, and we strive to treat others with respect, fairness, compassion and encouragement.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	1,587	1,621	1,954	1,914	2,081	2,340
Households	574	597	643	624	699	812
Median age	32.4	31.8	33.6	32.1	28.9	32.6
Male / Female	40.6% / 59.4%	42.4% / 57.6%	41.1% / 58.9%	41.6% / 58.4%	40.7% / 59.3%	42.4% / 57.6%
Avg. household size	2.76	2.72	3.04	3.07	2.98	2.88
Pop. density (per sq mi)	1161.8	1186.7	1430.5	1401.2	1523.5	1713.1
HH density (per sq mi)	420.2	437.1	470.7	456.8	511.7	594.5

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$41,471	$44,306	$50,375	$49,265	$58,125	$62,734
Per capita income	$19,780	$23,296	$23,325	$24,249	$27,213	$25,782
Poverty rate	11.4%	9.6%	12.4%	15.9%	11.3%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	8.6%	7.3%	10.1%	8.8%	8.6%
HS diploma or higher	64.7%	64.2%	62.3%	57.3%	55.8%	50.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.9%	7.9%	8.1%	13.3%	12.9%	10.8%

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	73.1 Mbps	7.2 Mbps
2019Q2	63.0 Mbps	7.3 Mbps
2019Q3	64.5 Mbps	7.4 Mbps
2019Q4	62.3 Mbps	7.1 Mbps
2020Q1	70.6 Mbps	7.2 Mbps
2020Q2	71.0 Mbps	7.5 Mbps
2020Q3	78.5 Mbps	10.9 Mbps
2020Q4	84.9 Mbps	23.4 Mbps
2021Q1	74.1 Mbps	7.0 Mbps
2021Q2	67.8 Mbps	8.3 Mbps
2021Q3	107.6 Mbps	15.4 Mbps
2021Q4	97.4 Mbps	17.5 Mbps
2022Q1	81.7 Mbps	13.7 Mbps
2022Q2	88.7 Mbps	13.5 Mbps
2022Q3	111.3 Mbps	14.4 Mbps
2022Q4	102.8 Mbps	16.1 Mbps
2023Q1	83.2 Mbps	13.4 Mbps
2023Q2	109.8 Mbps	9.3 Mbps
2023Q3	80.0 Mbps	7.8 Mbps
2023Q4	112.2 Mbps	12.3 Mbps
2024Q1	95.1 Mbps	7.7 Mbps
2024Q2	101.7 Mbps	23.8 Mbps
2024Q3	292.1 Mbps	189.3 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	92.5%	51.1%	51.1%
2016	93.7%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	96.4%	0.2%	0.0%
2018	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	96.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	100.0%	3.9%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	30.7%	1.5%	0.0%
2023	80.1%	1.1%	0.0%
2024	100.0%	92.5%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	62.2%	46.7%
2018	61.4%	46.5%
2019	57.0%	35.6%
2020	51.6%	25.9%
2021	50.9%	60.4%
2022	51.1%	53.4%
2023	43.1%	45.6%
2024	46.1%	51.3%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	100.0%
100/20 Mbps	92.5%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	100.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	92.5%	85%
Adoption	46.1%	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	3
Broadband serviceable locations	1,542

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Frontier Communications Corporation	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Altice USA	Verizon Communications Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	—
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%	51.6%
Fiber	51.6%	51.6%	51.6%	51.6%
Cable	95.4%	95.4%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	35.8%	35.8%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.4%	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)	100.0%
Total area (sq mi)	3.16

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	88.7	0.5	0.5	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	37.6	37.6	30.7	1.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.1	37.7	30.8	1.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.5
Any Terrestrial	95.1	37.7	30.8	1.5
Cable	29.6	29.6	29.6	0.0
Cable/Fiber	29.6	29.6	29.6	0.0
Copper	14.3	14.3	2.1	1.5
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	88.7	0.5	0.5	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	14.9	0.3	0.3	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	75.8	75.8	73.4	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	76.7	75.8	73.4	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	76.7	75.8	73.4	0.0
Cable	72.8	72.8	72.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	72.8	72.8	72.8	0.0
Copper	14.9	14.9	1.8	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	14.9	0.3	0.3	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	27.3	15.3	15.3	1.2
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	81.1	81.1	79.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	83.0	82.9	80.9	1.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	83.0	82.9	80.9	1.2
Cable	78.9	78.9	78.9	0.0
Cable/Fiber	78.9	78.9	78.9	0.0
Copper	16.0	16.0	2.4	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	27.3	15.3	15.3	1.2
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	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	13.5	10.0	10.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	88.0	88.0	87.6	87.5	0.5	0.5
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	89.0	89.0	88.6	87.7	0.5	0.5
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.5	0.5
Any Terrestrial	89.0	89.0	88.6	87.7	0.5	0.5
Cable	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	0.5	0.5
Copper	16.0	16.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	93.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	13.5	10.0	10.0	1.0	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	45.3	34.3	34.3	31.9	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	90.7	90.7	90.5	90.5	51.3	51.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	93.2	91.9	91.9	91.4	51.3	51.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	51.3	51.3
Any Terrestrial	93.2	91.9	91.9	91.4	51.3	51.3
Cable	87.9	87.9	87.9	87.9	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	90.5	90.5	90.5	90.5	51.3	51.3
Copper	5.1	5.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	51.3	51.3	51.3	51.3	51.3	51.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	45.3	34.3	34.3	31.9	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	40.8	35.8	35.8	35.8	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	51.6	51.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	96.4	96.2	96.2	96.2	51.6	51.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	51.6
Any Terrestrial	96.4	96.2	96.2	96.2	51.6	51.6
Cable	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	51.6	51.6
Copper	4.7	4.7	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	51.6	51.6	51.6	51.6	51.6	51.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	40.8	35.8	35.8	35.8	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.