California / AIANNHCE 1970 / Federally-recognized area

Lone Pine

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

100.0%25/3 availability

100.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

8Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

Lone Pine Reservation in California is the primary broadband planning geography for this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 0.4 square miles. FCC BDC records show 8 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 157 service locations, and current service levels of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, and 100.0% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

Reservation lands in California are associated with Lone Pine, a federally recognized tribe. Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe emphasizes land preservation, education, and tribal governance in California's Owens Valley.

Website Summary: lppsr.org/wp

This tribal nation maintains an official website, but descriptive content from that site could not be summarized automatically from this environment.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	182	170	181	206	301	189
Households	83	84	75	85	108	71
Median age	46.8	47.8	46.2	40.5	39.9	44.8
Male / Female	33.0% / 67.0%	35.9% / 64.1%	40.9% / 59.1%	45.1% / 54.9%	47.5% / 52.5%	43.4% / 56.6%
Avg. household size	2.19	2.02	2.41	2.42	2.79	2.66
Pop. density (per sq mi)	494.8	462.2	492.1	560.1	818.4	513.9
HH density (per sq mi)	225.7	228.4	203.9	231.1	293.6	193.0

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$35,750	$40,500	$48,750	$45,809	$48,229	$48,750
Per capita income	$22,716	$22,929	$26,228	$25,081	$23,602	$31,362
Poverty rate	6.6%	5.3%	6.6%	7.8%	14.3%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	10.5%	18.2%	10.6%	13.8%	16.5%
HS diploma or higher	77.8%	66.1%	60.8%	51.7%	40.6%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	5.6%	5.4%	4.8%	2.2%	6.9%

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)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q2	38.4 Mbps	50.3 Mbps
2019Q3	49.3 Mbps	56.6 Mbps
2019Q4	31.2 Mbps	3.4 Mbps
2020Q1	31.3 Mbps	2.3 Mbps
2020Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q3	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2020Q4	21.8 Mbps	10.2 Mbps
2021Q1	43.8 Mbps	10.4 Mbps
2021Q2	64.7 Mbps	11.1 Mbps
2021Q3	54.9 Mbps	19.5 Mbps
2021Q4	71.8 Mbps	20.9 Mbps
2022Q1	104.3 Mbps	22.2 Mbps
2022Q2	41.8 Mbps	11.6 Mbps
2022Q3	17.6 Mbps	13.4 Mbps
2022Q4	49.4 Mbps	20.3 Mbps
2023Q1	44.6 Mbps	7.3 Mbps
2023Q2	165.3 Mbps	8.4 Mbps
2023Q3	103.8 Mbps	36.3 Mbps
2023Q4	46.6 Mbps	9.7 Mbps
2024Q1	77.1 Mbps	15.9 Mbps
2024Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2024Q3	202.7 Mbps	19.5 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	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2022	96.1%	72.7%	0.0%
2023	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2024	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	50.0%	38.7%
2018	48.7%	20.7%
2019	41.0%	4.0%
2020	41.7%	0.0%
2021	26.7%	0.0%
2022	42.4%	28.6%
2023	45.4%	53.8%
2024	33.8%	44.4%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

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

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	100.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	100.0%	85%
Adoption	33.8%	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	157

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Frontier Communications Corporation	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
Stimulus Technologies of California, 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%	0.0%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	28.7%	22.9%	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	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	100.0%
Total area (sq mi)	0.737

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	78.8	76.5	76.5	76.5	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	54.5	54.5	7.6	7.6	7.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	92.4	90.2	76.5	76.5	7.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	76.5	7.6
Any Terrestrial	92.4	90.2	76.5	76.5	7.6
Cable	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6
Cable/Fiber	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6
Copper	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	78.8	76.5	76.5	76.5	0.0
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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	48.1	48.1	48.1	24.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Copper	46.6	46.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	25.2	25.2	25.2	24.4	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	25.2	25.2	25.2	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	27.6	27.6	27.6	20.9	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Copper	53.7	53.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	25.4	25.4	25.4	20.9	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	29.9	23.6	23.6	17.8	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Copper	59.2	59.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	28.0	21.7	21.7	17.8	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	31.2	28.7	28.7	20.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Copper	59.2	59.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	29.3	26.8	26.8	20.4	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	31.2	28.7	28.7	22.9	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Copper	59.2	59.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	29.3	26.8	26.8	22.9	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	1.9	1.9	1.9	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.