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Number of Wireline Providers Percent Population   Nationwide
0 1.0%
3.5%
1 5.3%
9.6%
2 28.2%
31.2%
3 33.6%
38.1%
4 25.4%
13.2%
5 5.8%
3.0%
6 0.5%
0.9%
7 0.1%
0.3%
8+ 0.0%
0.2%
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Number of Wireless Providers Percent Population   Nationwide
0 0.4%
0.2%
1 3.5%
1.1%
2 8.6%
3.7%
3 5.1%
7.0%
4 8.9%
25.9%
5 21.1%
27.5%
6 45.4%
19.5%
7 7.1%
7.2%
8+ 0.0%
7.9%
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Technology Percent Population   Nationwide
DSL 93.8%
89.5%
Fiber 48.0%
20.5%
Cable 93.6%
87.6%
Wireless 98.6%
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 99.3%
98.2%
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Broadband
Speed Test (mbps)
Number of Tests  
Home 24,107
2.5 Median Speed: 7.6 mbps Median Speed: 7.6 mbps 18.6
Schools, Libraries, Community Centers 599
5.2 Median Speed: 15.7 mbps Median Speed: 15.7 mbps 40.1
Medium/Large Business 875
2.8 Median Speed: 9.1 mbps Median Speed: 9.1 mbps 23.5
Small Business 1,274
1.9 Median Speed: 5.8 mbps Median Speed: 5.8 mbps 17.2
Mobile 105,772
0.8 Median Speed: 2.3 mbps Median Speed: 2.3 mbps 6.7
Other 181
1.2 Median Speed: 4.1 mbps Median Speed: 4.1 mbps 11.5
25* percentile  median speed (mbps) median speed (mbps)    75* percentile
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0 40.1
Community
Anchor Institutions
Total Number of Records Subscribe to Broadband  
Yes No ? *
Schools K through 12 3,323 3,097 0 226 3,165
University, College, other post-secondary 542 99 0 443 100
Libraries 710 224 0 486 193
Medical / Healthcare 279 63 0 216 60
Public Safety 1,026 279 0 747 208
Community Centers - Government support 621 35 0 586 30
Community Centers - Non-Government support 7 7 0 0 7
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Speeds provided *
CAI Speed Tiers
BTOP Pennsylvania State Funding
Recipient Project Total Award
State Data and Development
PA Department of Communit… State Data and Development $7,356,301
Infrastructure
Executive Office of the C… Enhancing Connectivity in Northern Pennsylvania $28,784,014
ION Hold Co., LLC ION Upstate New York Rural Broadband Initiative $249,086
Keystone Initiative for N… Pennsylvania Research and Education Network (Pe… $99,660,678
University Corporation fo… United States Unified Community Anchor Network … $62,540,162
Zito Media Communications… Northeastern Ohio and Northwestern Pennsylvania… $2,182,581
Public Computer Centers
Mission Economic Developm… Latino Microenterprise Tech Net $219,066
The City of Philadelphia Philadelphia Freedom Rings $6,362,129
Wireless Neighborhoods Pittsburgh CONNECTS $784,000
Sustainable Adoption
Communication Service for… Project Endeavor $14,988,657
One Economy Corporation 21st Century Information and Support Ecosystem:… $28,519,482
The Urban Affairs Coaliti… Freedom Rings: Sustainable Broadband Adoption $11,804,015
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BIP Pennsylvania 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
Deposit Telephone Company, Inc. $125,754 $0 $125,754
Keystone Wireless, LLC $25,286,105 $11,096,780 $36,382,885
West Virginia PCS Alliance, LC $1,503,518 $0 $1,503,518
Windstream Corporation $20,497,604 $0 $20,497,604
TA-Grants
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Demographics
Total area (sq miles) 42,693
Population 12,798,896
Housing Units 5,650,786
Age Area (%)   Nationwide
under 5 4.3%
5.2%
5 - 19 18.7%
20.5%
20 - 34 19.1%
19.8%
35 - 59 34.1%
33.6%
60+ 23.8%
21.0%
Race Area (%)   Nationwide
White 83.7%
70.5%
Black 10.0%
11.3%
Hispanic 4.2%
13.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2.0%
4.0%
Native American 0.0%
0.5%
Income Area (%)   Nationwide
Median income $55,276 $58,283
Poverty rate 13.5%
15.8%
Below $25k 24.6%
24.1%
$25k-$50k 31.0%
30.0%
$50k-$100k 31.4%
30.6%
$100k-$200k 15.2%
16.5%
$200k or more 3.4%
4.2%
Education Area (%)   Nationwide
High School
graduate
81.9%
80.0%
Bachelor's
degree or higher
23.2%
24.8%
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