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Number of Wireline Providers Percent Population   Nationwide
0 6.3%
3.5%
1 16.2%
9.6%
2 52.7%
31.2%
3 24.2%
38.1%
4 0.5%
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 0.1%
0.2%
1 1.9%
1.1%
2 6.3%
3.7%
3 7.6%
7.0%
4 13.9%
25.9%
5 7.4%
27.5%
6 42.2%
19.5%
7 15.0%
7.2%
8+ 5.7%
7.9%
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Technology Percent Population   Nationwide
DSL 85.4%
89.5%
Fiber 2.9%
20.5%
Cable 82.7%
87.6%
Wireless 99.1%
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 99.6%
99.6%
Download > 3 Mbps, Upload > 0.768 Mbps 96.2%
98.2%
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Broadband
Speed Test (mbps)
Number of Tests  
Home 11,633
2.0 Median Speed: 6.6 mbps Median Speed: 6.6 mbps 14.6
Schools, Libraries, Community Centers 285
8.1 Median Speed: 17.0 mbps Median Speed: 17.0 mbps 44.6
Medium/Large Business 407
1.5 Median Speed: 5.8 mbps Median Speed: 5.8 mbps 14.9
Small Business 579
1.6 Median Speed: 4.6 mbps Median Speed: 4.6 mbps 9.6
Mobile 39,706
0.5 Median Speed: 1.3 mbps Median Speed: 1.3 mbps 5.0
Other 79
1.3 Median Speed: 7.3 mbps Median Speed: 7.3 mbps 14.4
25* percentile  median speed (mbps) median speed (mbps)    75* percentile
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0 44.6
Community
Anchor Institutions
Total Number of Records Subscribe to Broadband  
Yes No ? *
Schools K through 12 2,347 1,761 46 540 1,760
University, College, other post-secondary 132 74 1 57 74
Libraries 489 455 13 21 454
Medical / Healthcare 139 139 0 0 139
Public Safety 874 102 719 53 76
Community Centers - Government support 79 25 2 52 24
Community Centers - Non-Government support 113 17 12 84 14
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Speeds provided *
CAI Speed Tiers
BTOP Wisconsin State Funding
Recipient Project Total Award
State Data and Development
Public Service Commission… State Data and Development $4,540,152
Infrastructure
Merit Network, Inc. REACH Michigan Middle Mile Collaborative II $10,167,337
State of Wisconsin Depart… Wisconsin’s Education and Library Broadband I… $22,978,367
The Board of Regents of t… Metropolitan Unified Fiber Network $5,106,373
University Corporation fo… United States Unified Community Anchor Network … $62,540,162
University of Wisconsin �… Building Community Capacity through Sustainable… $29,884,914
Public Computer Centers
City of Milwaukee Connecting Milwaukee Communities $2,479,742
College of Menominee Nati… Comprehensive Community Technology Center $3,355,956
Sustainable Adoption
Communication Service for… Project Endeavor $14,988,657
One Economy Corporation 21st Century Information and Support Ecosystem:… $28,519,482
University of Wisconsin S… Building Community Capacity through Sustainable… $2,390,414
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BIP Wisconsin 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
Badger Telecom, LLC $4,080,773 $0 $4,080,773
Baldwin Telecom, Inc. $4,533,949 $4,533,949 $9,067,898
Central State Telephone Company, LLC $3,855,976 $0 $3,855,976
Chequamegon Communications Cooperative Inc $15,549,093 $15,549,091 $31,098,184
Eastcoast Telecom Of Wisconsin, LLC $1,669,255 $0 $1,669,255
Farmers Telephone Company, LLC, The $1,440,570 $0 $1,440,570
Grantland Telecom, LLC $1,655,504 $0 $1,655,504
Marquette-Adams Telephone Cooperative, Inc. $13,805,175 $6,202,326 $20,007,501
Midway Telephone Company $4,680,738 $0 $4,680,738
Reedsburg Utility Commission, Inc $5,239,168 $0 $5,239,168
Riverside Telecom, LLC $818,687 $0 $818,687
Scandinavia Telphone Company, LLC $1,238,809 $0 $1,238,809
Southeast Telephone Co. Of Wisconsin, LLC $947,555 $0 $947,555
Stockbridge & Sherwood Telephone Company, LLC $1,837,421 $0 $1,837,421
UTELCO, LLC $2,823,526 $0 $2,823,526
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Demographics
Total area (sq miles) 62,354
Population 5,751,352
Housing Units 2,672,283
Age Area (%)   Nationwide
under 5 4.7%
5.2%
5 - 19 19.9%
20.5%
20 - 34 19.8%
19.8%
35 - 59 33.9%
33.6%
60+ 21.7%
21.0%
Race Area (%)   Nationwide
White 88.0%
70.5%
Black 5.7%
11.3%
Hispanic 4.3%
13.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1.5%
4.0%
Native American 0.5%
0.5%
Income Area (%)   Nationwide
Median income $54,281 $58,283
Poverty rate 13.3%
15.8%
Below $25k 22.6%
24.1%
$25k-$50k 31.9%
30.0%
$50k-$100k 34.3%
30.6%
$100k-$200k 14.4%
16.5%
$200k or more 2.5%
4.2%
Education Area (%)   Nationwide
High School
graduate
84.8%
80.0%
Bachelor's
degree or higher
22.9%
24.8%
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