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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 58.0%
3.5%
1 42.0%
9.6%
2 0.0%
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
0 100.0%
0.2%
1 0.0%
1.1%
2 0.0%
3.7%
3 0.0%
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 42.0%
89.5%
Fiber 0.0%
20.5%
Cable 0.0%
87.6%
Wireless 0.0%
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 42.0%
99.6%
Download > 3 Mbps, Upload > 0.768 Mbps 0.0%
98.2%
Source 
Broadband
Speed Test (mbps)
Number of Tests  
Home 0
Median Speed:  mbps
Schools, Libraries, Community Centers 0
Median Speed:  mbps
Medium/Large Business 1
16.9 Median Speed: 16.9 mbps Median Speed: 16.9 mbps 16.9
Small Business 1
0.5 Median Speed: 0.5 mbps Median Speed: 0.5 mbps 0.5
Mobile 0
Median Speed:  mbps
Other 1
0.5 Median Speed: 0.5 mbps Median Speed: 0.5 mbps 0.5
25* percentile  median speed (mbps) median speed (mbps)    75* percentile
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0 16.9
Community
Anchor Institutions
Total Number of Records Subscribe to Broadband  
Yes No ? *
Schools K through 12 15 2 0 13 2
University, College, other post-secondary 0 0 0 0 0
Libraries 3 0 2 1 0
Medical / Healthcare 12 12 0 0 12
Public Safety 13 0 0 13 0
Community Centers - Government support 24 0 0 24 0
Community Centers - Non-Government support 12 0 0 12 0
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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
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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) 54,424
Population 7,681
Housing Units 2,793
Age Area (%)   Nationwide
under 5 9.8%
5.2%
5 - 19 30.7%
20.5%
20 - 34 23.8%
19.8%
35 - 59 25.8%
33.6%
60+ 9.8%
21.0%
Race Area (%)   Nationwide
White 9.2%
70.5%
Black 0.3%
11.3%
Hispanic 0.2%
13.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2%
4.0%
Native American 90.2%
0.5%
Income Area (%)   Nationwide
Median income $53,382 $58,283
Poverty rate 20.0%
15.8%
Below $25k 22.7%
24.1%
$25k-$50k 30.5%
30.0%
$50k-$100k 31.1%
30.6%
$100k-$200k 20.5%
16.5%
$200k or more 0.5%
4.2%
Education Area (%)   Nationwide
High School
graduate
71.4%
80.0%
Bachelor's
degree or higher
9.5%
24.8%
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