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Number of Wireline Providers Percent Population   Nationwide
0 2.5%
3.7%
1 11.3%
11.3%
2 28.1%
41.5%
3 35.3%
30.5%
4 19.6%
10.2%
5 3.1%
2.1%
6 0.2%
0.5%
7 0.0%
0.3%
8+ 0.0%
0.1%
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Number of Wireless Providers Percent Population   Nationwide
0 0.3%
0.4%
1 1.1%
1.6%
2 1.5%
4.1%
3 2.4%
7.2%
4 13.0%
28.8%
5 55.0%
26.6%
6 11.9%
16.9%
7 9.1%
6.3%
8+ 5.7%
8.2%
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Technology Percent Population   Nationwide
DSL 84.5%
88.9%
Fiber 19.3%
17.8%
Cable 84.1%
85.2%
Wireless 98.9%
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 99.6%
99.6%
Download > 3 Mbps, Upload > 0.768 Mbps 98.7%
96.7%
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Broadband
Speed Test (mbps)
Number of Tests  
Home 24,788
2.2 Median Speed: 7.2 mbps Median Speed: 7.2 mbps 17.0
Schools, Libraries, Community Centers 317
2.3 Median Speed: 8.7 mbps Median Speed: 8.7 mbps 38.2
Medium/Large Business 830
2.4 Median Speed: 10.8 mbps Median Speed: 10.8 mbps 29.9
Small Business 1,280
1.4 Median Speed: 5.0 mbps Median Speed: 5.0 mbps 13.6
Mobile 111,623
0.8 Median Speed: 2.1 mbps Median Speed: 2.1 mbps 5.1
Other 231
1.3 Median Speed: 4.5 mbps Median Speed: 4.5 mbps 19.4
25* percentile  median speed (mbps) median speed (mbps)    75* percentile
Source 
0 38.2
Community
Anchor Institutions
Total Number of Records Subscribe to Broadband  
Yes No ? *
Schools K through 12 2,299 1,748 25 526 1,713
University, College, other post-secondary 220 180 0 40 166
Libraries 356 350 6 0 259
Medical / Healthcare 135 52 2 81 51
Public Safety 1,706 77 28 1,601 58
Community Centers - Government support 343 30 2 311 29
Community Centers - Non-Government support 344 11 0 333 9
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Speeds provided *
CAI Speed Tiers
BTOP Washington State Funding
Recipient Project Total Award
State Data and Development
Washington State Departme… State Data and Development $7,314,042
Infrastructure
Northwest Open Access Net… NoaNet BB Infrastructure Project $84,347,997
Northwest Open Access Net… State of Washington Broadband Consortium $54,452,347
Public Utility District o… Pend Oreille County Public Utility District (PU… $27,257,838
University Corporation fo… United States Unified Community Anchor Network … $62,540,162
Public Computer Centers
The Inland Northwest Comm… Spokane Broadband Technology Alliance - PCC $1,283,641
The Puget Sound Center Fo… Communities Connect Network $4,169,734
Sustainable Adoption
Communication Service for… Project Endeavor $14,988,657
One Economy Corporation 21st Century Information and Support Ecosystem:… $28,519,482
The Inland Northwest Comm… Spokane Broadband Technology Alliance - SBA $980,591
Toledo Telephone Company,… Toledo/Cowlitz Broadband Initiative $2,108,475
ZeroDivide Generation ZD Digital Literacy Program $48,486
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BIP Washington 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
Cascade Networks, Inc. $1,287,218 $1,287,219 $2,574,438
EcliptixNet Broadband,Inc $14,320,824 $6,137,496 $20,458,320
Hood Canal Telephone Co., Inc. $2,712,000 $904,000 $3,616,000
McDaniel Telephone Company $1,192,951 $0 $1,192,951
Public Utility District 1 Of Chelan County $24,963,089 $0 $24,963,089
Public Utility District 1 Of Okanogan County $5,501,782 $3,667,855 $9,169,637
TA-Grants
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe $196,320 $0 $196,320
Quinault Indian Nation $200,000 $0 $200,000
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Demographics
Total area (sq miles) 70,555
Population 6,826,638
Housing Units 2,925,255
Age Area (%)   Nationwide
under 5 5.1%
5.3%
5 - 19 19.7%
20.1%
20 - 34 19.4%
19.5%
35 - 59 34.0%
33.1%
60+ 21.9%
22.1%
Race Area (%)   Nationwide
White 76.7%
71.0%
Black 3.6%
12.4%
Hispanic 10.3%
10.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander 7.2%
4.8%
Native American 1.5%
0.9%
Income Area (%)   Nationwide
Median income $58,705 $54,929
Poverty rate 13.5%
15.8%
Below $25k 24.7%
28.5%
$25k-$50k 29.4%
29.0%
$50k-$100k 33.3%
30.0%
$100k-$200k 10.4%
10.1%
$200k or more 2.1%
2.4%
Education Area (%)   Nationwide
High School
graduate
86.0%
79.7%
Bachelor's
degree or higher
27.2%
24.6%
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