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Below is a summary of the broadband characteristics for the area listed above. The broadband data below is as of June 30, 2012 and represents data collected by SBDD grantees. Click on the section headings to see more information.

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Number of Wireline Providers Percent Population   Nationwide
0 2.0%
3.5%
1 1.0%
9.6%
2 97.0%
31.2%
3 0.0%
38.1%
4 0.0%
13.2%
5 0.0%
3.0%
6 0.0%
0.9%
7 0.0%
0.3%
8+ 0.0%
0.2%
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Number of Wireless Providers Percent Population   Nationwide
0 0.0%
0.2%
1 0.6%
1.1%
2 0.0%
3.7%
3 99.4%
7.0%
4 0.0%
25.9%
5 0.0%
27.5%
6 0.0%
19.5%
7 0.0%
7.2%
8+ 0.0%
7.9%
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Technology Percent Population   Nationwide
DSL 97.0%
89.5%
Fiber 0.0%
20.5%
Cable 98.0%
87.6%
Wireless 99.6%
99.0%
Other 0.0%
0.0%
Source 
Speed Percent Population   Nationwide
Unreported 0.0%
0.0%
Download > 0.768 Mbps, Upload > 0.2 Mbps 99.6%
99.6%
Download > 3 Mbps, Upload > 0.768 Mbps 98.0%
98.2%
Source 
Broadband
Speed Test (mbps)
Number of Tests  
Home 24
0.3 Median Speed: 0.8 mbps Median Speed: 0.8 mbps 2.2
Schools, Libraries, Community Centers 0
Median Speed:  mbps
Medium/Large Business 0
Median Speed:  mbps
Small Business 2
1.0 Median Speed: 1.5 mbps Median Speed: 1.5 mbps 1.9
Mobile 45
0.2 Median Speed: 0.5 mbps Median Speed: 0.5 mbps 1.1
Other 0
Median Speed:  mbps
25* percentile  median speed (mbps) median speed (mbps)    75* percentile
Source 
0 2.2
Community
Anchor Institutions
Total Number of Records Subscribe to Broadband  
Yes No ? *
Schools K through 12 10 5 0 5 5
University, College, other post-secondary 1 0 0 1 0
Libraries 1 1 0 0 1
Medical / Healthcare 5 2 0 3 2
Public Safety 2 0 0 2 0
Community Centers - Government support 5 0 0 5 0
Community Centers - Non-Government support 6 0 0 6 0
Source 
Speeds provided *
CAI Speed Tiers
BTOP Alaska State Funding
Recipient Project Total Award
State Data and Development
Connected Nation (Alaska) State Data and Development $6,378,198
Infrastructure
University Corporation fo… United States Unified Community Anchor Network … $62,540,162
Public Computer Centers
Alaska Department of Educ… Networking Alaska Public Libraries $5,351,378
Sustainable Adoption
Communication Service for… Project Endeavor $14,988,657
University of Alaska Fair… Bridging the e-Skills Gap in Alaska $4,544,546
Source 

BIP Alaska State Funding Summary
Applicant Name Grant Request Loan Request Total Request
Round 1
Rivada Sea Lion, LLC $25,333,240 $0 $25,333,240
Supervision Inc. $174,680 $0 $174,680
United Utilities, Inc. $43,982,240 $44,158,522 $88,140,762
Copper Valley Wireless, Inc. $1,747,795 $1,747,796 $3,495,591
Round 2
Copper Valley Telephone Cooperative Incorporate… $2,613,975 $2,613,975 $5,227,950
Sacenet $7,530,000 $0 $7,530,000
Echostar XI Operating LLC $14,159,250 $0 $14,159,250
Wildblue Communications $19,533,444 $0 $19,533,444
Hughes Network Systems $58,777,306 $0 $58,777,306
TA-Grants
Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian T… $19,994,146,829 $0 $19,994,146,829
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Demographics
Total area (sq miles) 5,302
Population 9,009
Housing Units 4,184
Age Area (%)   Nationwide
under 5 4.5%
5.2%
5 - 19 20.1%
20.5%
20 - 34 18.6%
19.8%
35 - 59 34.1%
33.6%
60+ 22.7%
21.0%
Race Area (%)   Nationwide
White 75.5%
70.5%
Black 0.1%
11.3%
Hispanic 3.2%
13.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander 5.1%
4.0%
Native American 16.1%
0.5%
Income Area (%)   Nationwide
Median income $63,653 $58,283
Poverty rate 9.1%
15.8%
Below $25k 18.5%
24.1%
$25k-$50k 29.9%
30.0%
$50k-$100k 31.8%
30.6%
$100k-$200k 21.9%
16.5%
$200k or more 4.2%
4.2%
Education Area (%)   Nationwide
High School
graduate
91.3%
80.0%
Bachelor's
degree or higher
30.3%
24.8%
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