Nevada / AIANNHCE 3010 / Federally-recognized area

Pyramid Lake Paiute

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99.2%25/3 availability

93.6%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

12Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Pyramid Lake Paiute within Nevada, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation in Nevada is the primary broadband planning geography for this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 556 square miles of land plus roughly 174.0 square miles of water. FCC BDC records show 12 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 907 service locations, and current service levels of 99.2% at 25/3 Mbps, 93.6% at 100/20, and 91.2% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

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

Website Summary: plpt.nsn.us

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribes’ Reservation is located thirty five miles northeast of Reno, Nevada in a remote desert area... The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe envisions an ideal lifestyle where its enrolled members prosper physically, emotionally, spiritually and economically. We aspire to achieve through trusted cooperation, coordination, and collaboration with local, regional, and nation communities, and with individuals and organizations who aim to achieve similar goals of the Tribe and its community. From everyone on Tribal Council and the Administration, thank you all for your patience and understanding and have a wonderful weekend.”. Our vision is to increase and use cultural knowledge and experience to protect and preserve the natural resources of the Pyramid Lake and Northern Paiute homelands. The paperwork was submitted earlier this week to the BIA.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	1,525	1,644	1,513	1,531	1,522	1,421
Households	592	687	595	590	618	596
Median age	41.5	43.6	41.6	38.0	41.8	40.0
Male / Female	48.7% / 51.3%	49.5% / 50.5%	49.4% / 50.6%	48.9% / 51.1%	48.8% / 51.2%	48.7% / 51.3%
Avg. household size	2.56	2.38	2.52	2.57	2.44	2.37
Pop. density (per sq mi)	2.8	3.0	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.6
HH density (per sq mi)	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$41,711	$43,750	$46,688	$51,912	$58,500	$52,375
Per capita income	$22,671	$21,583	$22,170	$23,620	$26,430	$25,018
Poverty rate	16.5%	18.7%	21.9%	28.0%	25.6%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	15.0%	16.1%	17.5%	15.1%	13.7%	15.7%
HS diploma or higher	58.5%	55.5%	57.0%	56.2%	52.8%	52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	9.4%	9.9%	9.2%	10.3%	10.5%

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)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	80.1 Mbps	10.4 Mbps
2019Q2	166.8 Mbps	93.9 Mbps
2019Q3	95.6 Mbps	25.4 Mbps
2019Q4	164.0 Mbps	28.8 Mbps
2020Q1	78.4 Mbps	18.5 Mbps
2020Q2	74.0 Mbps	15.9 Mbps
2020Q3	51.8 Mbps	7.3 Mbps
2020Q4	119.6 Mbps	8.9 Mbps
2021Q1	135.4 Mbps	11.5 Mbps
2021Q2	120.8 Mbps	17.5 Mbps
2021Q3	201.9 Mbps	13.6 Mbps
2021Q4	122.6 Mbps	7.0 Mbps
2022Q1	84.2 Mbps	9.4 Mbps
2022Q2	173.6 Mbps	13.1 Mbps
2022Q3	117.0 Mbps	8.9 Mbps
2022Q4	133.1 Mbps	7.0 Mbps
2023Q1	332.3 Mbps	20.3 Mbps
2023Q2	198.4 Mbps	14.3 Mbps
2023Q3	264.7 Mbps	167.3 Mbps
2023Q4	233.5 Mbps	71.4 Mbps
2024Q1	209.5 Mbps	93.1 Mbps
2024Q2	275.7 Mbps	251.8 Mbps
2024Q3	138.0 Mbps	76.0 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	8.9%	8.9%	0.0%
2021	54.6%	54.5%	0.0%
2022	49.0%	48.8%	0.0%
2023	94.2%	93.7%	12.6%
2024	99.2%	93.6%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	30.5%	23.0%
2018	36.9%	33.1%
2019	49.0%	35.8%
2020	45.6%	39.3%
2021	43.7%	28.8%
2022	43.6%	36.1%
2023	42.6%	51.8%
2024	35.1%	55.8%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	99.2%
100/20 Mbps	93.6%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	99.2%	92%
100/20 Mbps	93.6%	85%
Adoption	35.1%	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	12
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	907

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
ATN International, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Charter Communications	Verizon Communications Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	World Mobile Networks, LLC
EchoStar Corporation	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Hot Spot Broadband, Inc.	—
Wi-Fiber, Inc.	—
Digital Technology Solutions Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
World Mobile Networks, 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%	70.1%
Fiber	46.1%	46.1%	46.1%	46.1%
Cable	24.0%	24.0%	24.0%	24.0%
Fixed Wireless	64.6%	63.0%	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	59.4%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	21.7%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	16.8%
Total area (sq mi)	1,826.571

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	70.0	42.3	42.3	41.8	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	45.9	45.9	45.9	45.9	45.9
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	75.5	46.0	46.0	45.9	45.9
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	45.9
Any Terrestrial	78.3	50.6	50.6	50.6	45.9
Cable	45.9	45.9	45.9	45.9	45.9
Cable/Fiber	45.9	45.9	45.9	45.9	45.9
Copper	4.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	59.1	29.6	29.6	2.2	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	41.8	41.8	41.8	41.8	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	79.0	78.8	78.8	33.5	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	32.0	31.9	31.9	31.9	31.9	31.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	63.8	63.5	63.5	63.4	31.9	31.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	31.9	31.8
Any Terrestrial	79.2	79.0	79.0	63.4	31.9	31.8
Cable	31.6	31.6	31.6	31.6	31.6	31.5
Cable/Fiber	31.9	31.9	31.9	31.9	31.9	31.8
Copper	2.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.3	0.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	47.2	37.2	37.2	33.5	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	47.3	47.3	47.3	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	67.6	67.4	67.4	24.3	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	22.2	22.1	21.9	21.9	21.9	11.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	41.6	41.3	41.1	41.1	21.9	11.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	21.9	11.8
Any Terrestrial	67.6	67.5	67.4	41.1	21.9	11.8
Cable	21.8	21.8	21.8	21.8	21.8	11.7
Cable/Fiber	21.9	21.9	21.9	21.9	21.9	11.8
Copper	2.8	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.1	0.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	33.3	31.6	31.6	24.3	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	48.1	48.1	48.1	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	67.6	67.2	67.2	67.2	48.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	45.2	45.0	45.0	45.0	45.0	45.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	46.6	46.1	46.1	45.2	45.0	45.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	70.6	45.0
Any Terrestrial	70.8	70.6	70.6	70.6	70.6	45.0
Cable	22.6	22.6	22.6	22.6	22.6	22.6
Cable/Fiber	45.0	45.0	45.0	45.0	45.0	45.0
Copper	2.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	22.8	22.8	22.8	22.8	22.4	22.4
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	35.1	33.3	33.3	24.6	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	48.1	48.1	48.1	48.1	48.1	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	70.5	70.1	69.5	68.9	48.8	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	70.4	70.2	70.2	70.2	70.2	70.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	72.4	71.7	71.7	70.5	70.2	70.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.7	70.2
Any Terrestrial	97.9	97.5	96.9	96.3	94.7	70.2
Cable	24.3	24.3	24.3	24.3	24.3	24.3
Cable/Fiber	70.2	70.2	70.2	70.2	70.2	70.2
Copper	3.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	45.9	45.9	45.9	45.9	45.9	45.9
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	35.5	34.1	34.1	27.7	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	51.6	51.6	51.0	50.4	48.8	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	71.4	65.8	64.6	63.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	70.3	70.1	70.1	70.1	70.1	70.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	97.6	71.3	71.3	70.5	70.1	70.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	70.1
Any Terrestrial	99.0	96.0	95.0	93.7	70.1	70.1
Cable	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0
Cable/Fiber	70.1	70.1	70.1	70.1	70.1	70.1
Copper	3.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	46.1	46.1	46.1	46.1	46.1	46.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	70.0	33.7	33.7	30.2	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	42.2	42.2	40.2	39.6	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.