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Number of Wireline Providers Percent Population   Nationwide
0 0.9%
3.5%
1 11.0%
9.6%
2 57.6%
31.2%
3 30.4%
38.1%
4 0.2%
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 0.0%
1.1%
2 0.0%
3.7%
3 6.6%
7.0%
4 77.7%
25.9%
5 15.7%
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 88.0%
89.5%
Fiber 0.0%
20.5%
Cable 97.5%
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 465
2.0 Median Speed: 5.5 mbps Median Speed: 5.5 mbps 11.0
Schools, Libraries, Community Centers 16
0.7 Median Speed: 0.7 mbps Median Speed: 0.7 mbps 0.7
Medium/Large Business 9
4.5 Median Speed: 9.2 mbps Median Speed: 9.2 mbps 17.0
Small Business 14
2.4 Median Speed: 2.8 mbps Median Speed: 2.8 mbps 16.5
Mobile 1,250
0.6 Median Speed: 1.5 mbps Median Speed: 1.5 mbps 4.6
Other 2
0.7 Median Speed: 1.3 mbps Median Speed: 1.3 mbps 2.0
25* percentile  median speed (mbps) median speed (mbps)    75* percentile
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0 17.0
Community
Anchor Institutions
Total Number of Records Subscribe to Broadband  
Yes No ? *
Schools K through 12 128 51 0 77 41
University, College, other post-secondary 12 0 0 12 0
Libraries 10 9 0 1 4
Medical / Healthcare 15 0 0 15 0
Public Safety 44 0 0 44 0
Community Centers - Government support 6 0 0 6 0
Community Centers - Non-Government support 35 0 0 35 0
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Speeds provided *
CAI Speed Tiers
BTOP Ohio State Funding
Recipient Project Total Award
State Data and Development
Ohio Office of Informatio… State Data and Development $7,025,762
Infrastructure
Com Net, Inc. GigE PLUS Availability Coalition $30,031,849
Horizon Telcom, Inc. Connecting Appalachian Ohio Middle Mile Consort… $66,474,247
OneCommunity Transforming NE Ohio $44,794,046
University Corporation fo… United States Unified Community Anchor Network … $62,540,162
Zito Media Communications… Northeastern Ohio and Northwestern Pennsylvania… $3,954,323
Public Computer Centers
Toledo-Lucas County Publi… @CCESS CENTER: The Public Library of the Future $2,163,655
Sustainable Adoption
Communication Service for… Project Endeavor $14,988,657
Connected Nation, Inc. Public Adoption through Libraries (OPAL II): Ev… $6,856,399
One Community Connect Your Community $9,288,790
One Economy Corporation 21st Century Information and Support Ecosystem:… $28,519,482
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BIP Ohio State Funding Summary
Applicant Name Grant Request Loan Request Total Request
Round 1
Intelliwave LLC $1,116,997 $1,162,599 $2,279,596
Wabash Mutual Telephone Company $2,174,787 $2,201,042 $4,375,829
Benton Ridge Telephone Co. $1,547,942 $1,611,124 $3,159,066
Consolidated Electric Cooperative, Inc $1,034,413 $1,399,499 $2,433,912
Round 2
Hometown Cable Company LLC $2,267,380 $2,359,926 $4,627,306
Nelsonville Tv Cable, Inc $3,246,721 $1,391,452 $4,638,173
New Era Broadband $2,216,196 $738,733 $2,954,929
Southern Ohio Communication Services, Inc $709,736 $738,705 $1,448,441
Sycamore Telephone Company (Inc) $2,697,145 $1,452,310 $4,149,455
Utopian Wireless Corporation $1,046,778 $348,926 $1,395,703
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
Benton Ridge Telephone Company $175,000 $0 $175,000
Consolidated Electric Cooperative $200,000 $0 $200,000
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Demographics
Total area (sq miles) 456
Population 162,668
Housing Units 68,380
Age Area (%)   Nationwide
under 5 3.7%
5.2%
5 - 19 17.7%
20.5%
20 - 34 22.4%
19.8%
35 - 59 35.5%
33.6%
60+ 20.8%
21.0%
Race Area (%)   Nationwide
White 94.8%
70.5%
Black 3.7%
11.3%
Hispanic 0.5%
13.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0%
4.0%
Native American 0.0%
0.5%
Income Area (%)   Nationwide
Median income $53,029 $58,283
Poverty rate 15.1%
15.8%
Below $25k 24.0%
24.1%
$25k-$50k 30.7%
30.0%
$50k-$100k 33.9%
30.6%
$100k-$200k 14.5%
16.5%
$200k or more 2.2%
4.2%
Education Area (%)   Nationwide
High School
graduate
86.4%
80.0%
Bachelor's
degree or higher
23.0%
24.8%
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