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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 3.2%
3.5%
1 13.3%
9.6%
2 41.9%
31.2%
3 39.2%
38.1%
4 2.5%
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 1.4%
1.1%
2 2.4%
3.7%
3 5.5%
7.0%
4 6.2%
25.9%
5 84.7%
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 88.4%
89.5%
Fiber 4.7%
20.5%
Cable 89.5%
87.6%
Wireless 99.4%
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 98.7%
98.2%
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Broadband
Speed Test (mbps)
Number of Tests  
Home 1,279
3.0 Median Speed: 6.6 mbps Median Speed: 6.6 mbps 14.6
Schools, Libraries, Community Centers 15
0.8 Median Speed: 18.8 mbps Median Speed: 18.8 mbps 44.9
Medium/Large Business 43
5.4 Median Speed: 14.7 mbps Median Speed: 14.7 mbps 29.1
Small Business 80
1.2 Median Speed: 1.3 mbps Median Speed: 1.3 mbps 5.4
Mobile 4,612
0.7 Median Speed: 2.2 mbps Median Speed: 2.2 mbps 6.6
Other 11
1.7 Median Speed: 2.8 mbps Median Speed: 2.8 mbps 20.1
25* percentile  median speed (mbps) median speed (mbps)    75* percentile
Source 
0 44.9
Community
Anchor Institutions
Total Number of Records Subscribe to Broadband  
Yes No ? *
Schools K through 12 231 146 0 85 146
University, College, other post-secondary 40 25 0 15 25
Libraries 33 23 0 10 23
Medical / Healthcare 52 37 0 15 37
Public Safety 103 48 11 44 48
Community Centers - Government support 199 193 2 4 193
Community Centers - Non-Government support 18 18 0 0 18
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Speeds provided *
CAI Speed Tiers
BTOP South Carolina State Funding
Recipient Project Total Award
State Data and Development
Connected Nation (South C… State Data and Development $3,979,832
Infrastructure
County of Oconee Oconee FOCUS (Fiber Optics Creating Unified Sol… $9,604,840
University Corporation fo… United States Unified Community Anchor Network … $62,540,162
Public Computer Centers
South Carolina State Boar… SC Reach for Success $5,903,040
Sustainable Adoption
Communication Service for… Project Endeavor $14,988,657
One Economy Corporation 21st Century Information and Support Ecosystem:… $28,519,482
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BIP South Carolina State Funding Summary
Applicant Name Grant Request Loan Request Total Request
Round 1
Round 2
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
Home Telephone Company, Inc. $2,979,868 $1,000,000 $3,979,868
Orangeburg, County Of $13,987,499 $4,662,501 $18,650,000
Windstream Corporation $3,050,160 $0 $3,050,160
TA-Grants
County of Orangeburg $199,920 $0 $199,920
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Demographics
Total area (sq miles) 3,015
Population 691,149
Housing Units 312,529
Age Area (%)   Nationwide
under 5 5.2%
5.2%
5 - 19 19.8%
20.5%
20 - 34 20.1%
19.8%
35 - 59 33.7%
33.6%
60+ 21.2%
21.0%
Race Area (%)   Nationwide
White 67.8%
70.5%
Black 26.7%
11.3%
Hispanic 4.4%
13.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0%
4.0%
Native American 0.1%
0.5%
Income Area (%)   Nationwide
Median income $57,403 $58,283
Poverty rate 16.4%
15.8%
Below $25k 23.2%
24.1%
$25k-$50k 30.8%
30.0%
$50k-$100k 32.2%
30.6%
$100k-$200k 15.0%
16.5%
$200k or more 4.1%
4.2%
Education Area (%)   Nationwide
High School
graduate
82.5%
80.0%
Bachelor's
degree or higher
25.7%
24.8%
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