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Number of Wireline Providers Percent Population   Nationwide
0 2.3%
3.5%
1 6.4%
9.6%
2 13.7%
31.2%
3 11.5%
38.1%
4 43.2%
13.2%
5 21.0%
3.0%
6 1.7%
0.9%
7 0.2%
0.3%
8+ 0.1%
0.2%
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Number of Wireless Providers Percent Population   Nationwide
0 0.2%
0.2%
1 0.3%
1.1%
2 1.5%
3.7%
3 2.5%
7.0%
4 6.6%
25.9%
5 6.1%
27.5%
6 72.2%
19.5%
7 8.4%
7.2%
8+ 2.2%
7.9%
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Technology Percent Population   Nationwide
DSL 95.3%
89.5%
Fiber 30.1%
20.5%
Cable 82.4%
87.6%
Wireless 99.5%
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 99.8%
99.6%
Download > 3 Mbps, Upload > 0.768 Mbps 98.8%
98.2%
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Broadband
Speed Test (mbps)
Number of Tests  
Home 15,502
1.9 Median Speed: 6.3 mbps Median Speed: 6.3 mbps 16.1
Schools, Libraries, Community Centers 481
4.1 Median Speed: 7.1 mbps Median Speed: 7.1 mbps 14.2
Medium/Large Business 744
3.7 Median Speed: 8.8 mbps Median Speed: 8.8 mbps 20.6
Small Business 960
1.4 Median Speed: 4.3 mbps Median Speed: 4.3 mbps 10.0
Mobile 60,127
0.7 Median Speed: 1.9 mbps Median Speed: 1.9 mbps 5.1
Other 168
1.3 Median Speed: 4.5 mbps Median Speed: 4.5 mbps 16.4
25* percentile  median speed (mbps) median speed (mbps)    75* percentile
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0 20.6
Community
Anchor Institutions
Total Number of Records Subscribe to Broadband  
Yes No ? *
Schools K through 12 2,109 2,082 27 0 2,082
University, College, other post-secondary 55 55 0 0 55
Libraries 252 251 1 0 251
Medical / Healthcare 709 693 16 0 693
Public Safety 1,779 1,591 188 0 1,591
Community Centers - Government support 601 546 55 0 546
Community Centers - Non-Government support 10 8 2 0 8
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Speeds provided *
CAI Speed Tiers
BTOP Colorado State Funding
Recipient Project Total Award
State Data and Development
Colorado Governors Office… State Data and Development $5,382,082
Infrastructure
Adams County Communicatio… ADCOM 911 – DIA Regional Broadband Network $12,137,422
Centennial Board of Coope… Colorado Community Anchors Broadband Consortium… $100,635,190
University Corporation fo… United States Unified Community Anchor Network … $62,540,162
Public Computer Centers
Colorado Board of Educati… Bridging Colorado’s Great Digital Divide $2,275,526
Mission Economic Developm… Latino Microenterprise Tech Net $219,066
Sustainable Adoption
Communication Service for… Project Endeavor $14,988,657
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BIP Colorado State Funding Summary
Applicant Name Grant Request Loan Request Total Request
Round 1
Wiggins Telephone Association $2,159,887 $2,168,544 $4,328,431
The Peetz Cooperative Telephone Company $756,925 $0 $756,925
Round 2
Wildblue Communications $19,533,444 $0 $19,533,444
Hughes Network Systems $58,777,306 $0 $58,777,306
Delta County Tele-Comm, Inc $1,826,979 $0 $1,826,979
Nunn Telephone Company $3,879,375 $1,293,125 $5,172,500
Plains Cooperative Telephone Association Inc $1,672,080 $9,475,120 $11,147,200
Stoneham Cooperative Telephone Corporation, The $1,407,244 $234,541 $1,641,785
Willard Telephone Company, The $546,442 $245,505 $791,947
Sacenet $7,530,000 $0 $7,530,000
Echostar XI Operating LLC $14,159,250 $0 $14,159,250
TA-Grants
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe $200,000 $0 $200,000
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Demographics
Total area (sq miles) 101,454
Population 5,191,111
Housing Units 2,302,214
Age Area (%)   Nationwide
under 5 5.4%
5.2%
5 - 19 20.6%
20.5%
20 - 34 19.3%
19.8%
35 - 59 34.4%
33.6%
60+ 20.4%
21.0%
Race Area (%)   Nationwide
White 79.3%
70.5%
Black 2.9%
11.3%
Hispanic 15.8%
13.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1.6%
4.0%
Native American 0.4%
0.5%
Income Area (%)   Nationwide
Median income $62,678 $58,283
Poverty rate 13.4%
15.8%
Below $25k 20.6%
24.1%
$25k-$50k 28.8%
30.0%
$50k-$100k 32.2%
30.6%
$100k-$200k 18.9%
16.5%
$200k or more 4.5%
4.2%
Education Area (%)   Nationwide
High School
graduate
86.5%
80.0%
Bachelor's
degree or higher
32.4%
24.8%
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