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Part 1 Instructions

Below are tables summarizing economic and demographic data for different neighborhoods in a city along with associated questions. Please write your

answer to each question in the blue boxes below, inserting charts where indicated.

Part 1 Questions

Question 1: Given the data in Table 1, which of these areas is most likely to be a candidate for attracting private (ISP) investment in new broadband

infrastructure and why? Please provide 2-3 sentences explaining your selection and provide one chart that illustrates your case.

Answer 1:

Table 1

Geography

Area 1

Area 2

Area 3

Area 4

Area 5

Corridor

City

County

Total Population

5,463

62

14,511

9,594

5,240

35,074

392,754

1,182,679

Total Acres

486

282

1,158

1,280

845

4,064

37,376

387,840

Population

Average

Density/Acre Household Sixe

1.47

1.66

3.13

2.23

2.78

2.48

2.23

2.37

11.2

0.2

12.5

7.5

6.2

8.6

10.5

3.0

Broadband Availability

# of Fixed

Broadband

Service

Providers

Median

Household

Income

$66,637

$25,745

$55,261

$54,182

$67,438

$49,200

$45,313

$62,964

2

3

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6

2

2

8

10

15

ACS % of Ookla Speedtest

Households

Median

without (download/

Broadband upload mbps)

11%

43.12/15.62

22%

24.89/2.56

3%

88.47/33.85

16.23/2.66

13% 75.26/10.65

37%

16% 42.94/12.45

18% 35.87/10.56

23% 30.14/9.85

Fig: 1