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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 4.0%
3.5%
1 28.0%
9.6%
2 24.9%
31.2%
3 31.8%
38.1%
4 10.4%
13.2%
5 0.9%
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 0.3%
0.2%
1 3.5%
1.1%
2 35.4%
3.7%
3 21.0%
7.0%
4 11.1%
25.9%
5 4.5%
27.5%
6 20.4%
19.5%
7 3.9%
7.2%
8+ 0.0%
7.9%
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Technology Percent Population   Nationwide
DSL 80.4%
89.5%
Fiber 69.4%
20.5%
Cable 67.3%
87.6%
Wireless 98.9%
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 99.7%
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 1,312
2.4 Median Speed: 7.9 mbps Median Speed: 7.9 mbps 14.0
Schools, Libraries, Community Centers 43
4.2 Median Speed: 11.6 mbps Median Speed: 11.6 mbps 16.8
Medium/Large Business 119
6.4 Median Speed: 11.2 mbps Median Speed: 11.2 mbps 23.4
Small Business 155
2.4 Median Speed: 6.8 mbps Median Speed: 6.8 mbps 16.9
Mobile 4,037
0.5 Median Speed: 1.2 mbps Median Speed: 1.2 mbps 4.7
Other 5
1.2 Median Speed: 8.8 mbps Median Speed: 8.8 mbps 8.8
25* percentile  median speed (mbps) median speed (mbps)    75* percentile
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0 23.4
Community
Anchor Institutions
Total Number of Records Subscribe to Broadband  
Yes No ? *
Schools K through 12 447 386 0 61 226
University, College, other post-secondary 36 35 0 1 23
Libraries 96 27 0 69 16
Medical / Healthcare 180 104 0 76 25
Public Safety 373 70 0 303 26
Community Centers - Government support 353 352 0 1 350
Community Centers - Non-Government support 16 6 0 10 4
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Speeds provided *
CAI Speed Tiers
BTOP South Dakota State Funding
Recipient Project Total Award
State Data and Development
South Dakota Bureau of In… State Data and Development $5,729,415
Infrastructure
South Dakota Network, LLC Project Connect South Dakota $20,572,242
University Corporation fo… United States Unified Community Anchor Network … $62,540,162
Public Computer Centers
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 Dakota 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
Midstate Communications, Inc. $6,365,610 $2,728,118 $9,093,728
Red River Rural Telephone Assn (Inc) $45,442 $45,442 $90,884
TrioTel Communications, Inc. $8,643,163 $3,704,212 $12,347,375
Venture Communications Cooperative $2,614,956 $2,614,957 $5,229,913
TA-Grants
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe $195,750 $0 $195,750
Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate $165,000 $0 $165,000
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Demographics
Total area (sq miles) 74,513
Population 830,136
Housing Units 373,180
Age Area (%)   Nationwide
under 5 5.4%
5.2%
5 - 19 22.8%
20.5%
20 - 34 20.3%
19.8%
35 - 59 30.6%
33.6%
60+ 21.0%
21.0%
Race Area (%)   Nationwide
White 88.7%
70.5%
Black 0.9%
11.3%
Hispanic 1.4%
13.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4%
4.0%
Native American 8.6%
0.5%
Income Area (%)   Nationwide
Median income $49,193 $58,283
Poverty rate 14.1%
15.8%
Below $25k 25.2%
24.1%
$25k-$50k 34.4%
30.0%
$50k-$100k 33.4%
30.6%
$100k-$200k 10.9%
16.5%
$200k or more 2.3%
4.2%
Education Area (%)   Nationwide
High School
graduate
85.3%
80.0%
Bachelor's
degree or higher
22.7%
24.8%
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