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Below is a summary of the broadband characteristics for the area listed above. The broadband data below is as of 12/31/11 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 0.3%
3.7%
1 5.6%
11.3%
2 57.0%
41.5%
3 36.6%
30.5%
4 0.6%
10.2%
5 0.0%
2.1%
6 0.0%
0.5%
7 0.0%
0.3%
8+ 0.0%
0.1%
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Number of Wireless Providers Percent Population   Nationwide
0 0.0%
0.4%
1 0.2%
1.6%
2 0.5%
4.1%
3 8.2%
7.2%
4 91.1%
28.8%
5 0.0%
26.6%
6 0.0%
16.9%
7 0.0%
6.3%
8+ 0.0%
8.2%
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Technology Percent Population   Nationwide
DSL 90.5%
88.9%
Fiber 63.1%
17.8%
Cable 99.6%
85.2%
Wireless 100.0%
98.7%
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 99.8%
96.7%
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Broadband
Speed Test (mbps)
Number of Tests  
Home 1,136
2.6 Median Speed: 6.8 mbps Median Speed: 6.8 mbps 13.2
Schools, Libraries, Community Centers 39
2.9 Median Speed: 7.1 mbps Median Speed: 7.1 mbps 12.5
Medium/Large Business 57
2.2 Median Speed: 5.5 mbps Median Speed: 5.5 mbps 15.4
Small Business 63
1.9 Median Speed: 4.8 mbps Median Speed: 4.8 mbps 11.7
Mobile 921
0.7 Median Speed: 1.6 mbps Median Speed: 1.6 mbps 5.4
Other 62
2.9 Median Speed: 5.1 mbps Median Speed: 5.1 mbps 11.1
25* percentile  median speed (mbps) median speed (mbps)    75* percentile
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0 15.4
Community
Anchor Institutions
Total Number of Records Subscribe to Broadband  
Yes No ? *
Schools K through 12 55 45 0 10 45
University, College, other post-secondary 4 3 0 1 3
Libraries 10 10 0 0 10
Medical / Healthcare 6 0 0 6 0
Public Safety 8 0 0 8 0
Community Centers - Government support 8 0 0 8 0
Community Centers - Non-Government support 0 0 0 0 0
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Speeds provided *
CAI Speed Tiers
BTOP New York State Funding
Recipient Project Total Award
State Data and Development
NY State Office of Cyber … State Data and Development $8,923,532
Infrastructure
ION Hold Co., LLC ION Upstate New York Rural Broadband Initiative $37,635,706
Vermont Telephone Company Vermont Broadband Enhanced Learning Link (VT BE… $255,222
University Corporation fo… United States Unified Community Anchor Network … $62,540,162
Public Computer Centers
New York State Education … New York Computer Centers: Broadbandexpress@you… $9,521,150
New York Department of La… One-Stop Broadband Education Access Mentoring (… $536,737
City of New York NYC Connected Communities $13,917,562
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe 5-Point Access Public Computer Centers Program $641,750
Sustainable Adoption
Communication Service for… Project Endeavor $14,988,657
One Economy Corporation 21st Century Information and Support Ecosystem:… $28,519,482
City of New York SBA NYC Connected Foundations $5,962,124
Wildwood Programs, Inc. Wildwood Programs: Broadband Video for Human Se… $845,363
New York City Department … NYC Connected Learning $22,162,825
Portland State University Learner Web Partnership: A Multi-State Support … $690,814
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BIP New York State Funding Summary
Applicant Name Grant Request Loan Request Total Request
Round 1
Slic Network Solutions $4,262,642 $1,066,000 $5,328,642
Round 2
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
Castle Cable Tv $3,584,279 $3,584,280 $7,168,559
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe $10,034,392 $528,125 $10,562,517
Deposit Telephone Company, Inc. $3,018,085 $0 $3,018,085
Mid-Hudson Cablevision Inc $2,987,570 $0 $2,987,570
Port Byron Telephone Co Inc $639,218 $0 $639,218
Slic Network Solutions, Inc. $20,874,574 $6,958,193 $27,832,767
VTel Wireless, Inc. $816,648 $351,661 $1,168,308
Sacenet $7,530,000 $0 $7,530,000
Windstream Corporation $855,901 $0 $855,901
TA-Grants
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Demographics
Total area (sq miles) 190
Population 155,858
Housing Units 68,679
Age Area (%)   Nationwide
under 5 4.9%
5.3%
5 - 19 19.5%
20.1%
20 - 34 18.5%
19.5%
35 - 59 32.9%
33.1%
60+ 24.2%
22.1%
Race Area (%)   Nationwide
White 78.9%
71.0%
Black 9.8%
12.4%
Hispanic 7.5%
10.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander 3.4%
4.8%
Native American 0.4%
0.9%
Income Area (%)   Nationwide
Median income $56,101 $54,929
Poverty rate 12.0%
15.8%
Below $25k 29.6%
28.5%
$25k-$50k 28.8%
29.0%
$50k-$100k 31.3%
30.0%
$100k-$200k 9.0%
10.1%
$200k or more 1.4%
2.4%
Education Area (%)   Nationwide
High School
graduate
83.7%
79.7%
Bachelor's
degree or higher
26.5%
24.6%
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