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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 0.0%
3.5%
1 1.7%
9.6%
2 3.1%
31.2%
3 57.7%
38.1%
4 23.9%
13.2%
5 10.2%
3.0%
6 2.3%
0.9%
7 0.7%
0.3%
8+ 0.4%
0.2%
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Number of Wireless Providers Percent Population   Nationwide
0 0.0%
0.2%
1 0.0%
1.1%
2 0.0%
3.7%
3 0.0%
7.0%
4 98.2%
25.9%
5 1.8%
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 97.2%
89.5%
Fiber 17.5%
20.5%
Cable 96.2%
87.6%
Wireless 100.0%
99.0%
Other 0.0%
0.0%
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Speed Percent Population   Nationwide
Unreported 0.0%
0.0%
Download > 0.768 Mbps, Upload > 0.2 Mbps 100.0%
99.6%
Download > 3 Mbps, Upload > 0.768 Mbps 100.0%
98.2%
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Broadband
Speed Test (mbps)
Number of Tests  
Home 2,033
2.7 Median Speed: 6.2 mbps Median Speed: 6.2 mbps 16.9
Schools, Libraries, Community Centers 26
4.4 Median Speed: 30.0 mbps Median Speed: 30.0 mbps 64.3
Medium/Large Business 41
3.7 Median Speed: 8.8 mbps Median Speed: 8.8 mbps 21.8
Small Business 82
1.3 Median Speed: 2.8 mbps Median Speed: 2.8 mbps 6.0
Mobile 9,469
1.1 Median Speed: 3.1 mbps Median Speed: 3.1 mbps 9.1
Other 14
1.7 Median Speed: 5.6 mbps Median Speed: 5.6 mbps 19.5
25* percentile  median speed (mbps) median speed (mbps)    75* percentile
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0 64.3
Community
Anchor Institutions
Total Number of Records Subscribe to Broadband  
Yes No ? *
Schools K through 12 125 124 0 1 124
University, College, other post-secondary 11 5 0 6 5
Libraries 20 0 0 20 0
Medical / Healthcare 134 0 0 134 0
Public Safety 56 0 0 56 0
Community Centers - Government support 11 0 0 11 0
Community Centers - Non-Government support 0 0 0 0 0
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Speeds provided *
CAI Speed Tiers
BTOP Georgia State Funding
Recipient Project Total Award
State Data and Development
Georgia Technology Author… State Data and Development $5,229,940
Infrastructure
University Corporation fo… United States Unified Community Anchor Network … $62,540,162
Columbia County Georgia I… Columbia County Community Broadband Network $13,483,004
North Georgia Network Coo… North Georgia Network $33,490,537
Level 3 EON, LLC Expanding Broadband Access Across Georgia $1,427,310
Appalachian Valley Fiber … Appalachian Valley Fiber Network $14,224,523
Public Computer Centers
Professional Resources Ma… Technology Works! $1,097,091
Sustainable Adoption
Georgia Partnership for T… TeleConnect Georgia for Better Health $2,462,975
One Economy Corporation 21st Century Information and Support Ecosystem:… $28,519,482
Communication Service for… Project Endeavor $14,988,657
Source 

BIP Georgia State Funding Summary
Applicant Name Grant Request Loan Request Total Request
Round 1
Flint Cable TV, Inc. $4,095,913 $4,095,913 $8,191,826
Round 2
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
Blue Ridge Telephone Company $853,768 $0 $853,768
Bulldog Cable Georgia, Incorporated $8,531,138 $2,843,713 $11,374,851
Darien Telephone Co., Inc., The $223,997 $223,996 $447,993
Quincy Telephone Company $218,168 $0 $218,168
South Georgia Regional Information Technology A… $6,663,515 $6,663,515 $13,327,030
Wilkes Telephone & Electric Company $33,678,779 $14,433,762 $48,112,541
Windstream Corporation $6,940,375 $0 $6,940,375
Windstream Corporation $5,129,575 $0 $5,129,575
Sacenet $7,530,000 $0 $7,530,000
Windstream Corporation $4,665,116 $0 $4,665,116
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Demographics
Total area (sq miles) 309
Population 703,960
Housing Units 295,369
Age Area (%)   Nationwide
under 5 5.8%
5.2%
5 - 19 21.6%
20.5%
20 - 34 19.2%
19.8%
35 - 59 35.6%
33.6%
60+ 17.8%
21.0%
Race Area (%)   Nationwide
White 61.1%
70.5%
Black 24.2%
11.3%
Hispanic 11.0%
13.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander 3.6%
4.0%
Native American 0.1%
0.5%
Income Area (%)   Nationwide
Median income $71,805 $58,283
Poverty rate 14.0%
15.8%
Below $25k 16.4%
24.1%
$25k-$50k 26.6%
30.0%
$50k-$100k 32.4%
30.6%
$100k-$200k 22.8%
16.5%
$200k or more 6.1%
4.2%
Education Area (%)   Nationwide
High School
graduate
89.0%
80.0%
Bachelor's
degree or higher
39.4%
24.8%
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