Maine Broadband Audit

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Unserved And Underserved Broadband Serviceable Locations In Maine

Unserved And Underserved Anchor Institutions In Maine

Local Internet Service Providers And Types Of Service Provided In Maine

Demographics In Maine

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Unserved and Underserved Broadband Serviceable Locations in Maine

% of serviceable locations by performance rank

Unserved

More than 80% unserved

Underserved

More than 80% un(der)served

Served

Updated February 2024

The map above shows the broadband reality of Maine. It highlights the unserved and underserved broadband serviceable locations of Maine by county.

Maine broadband performance trends

Of the 625,133 broadband serviceable locations in Maine, 34,903 are unserved and 38,980 are underserved.

Here are the top 5 counties ranked by highest number of unserved locations

Oxford county

15.7^%

out of 31,899 broadband serviceable locations

Waldo county

21.8^%

out of 20,462 broadband serviceable locations

Aroostook county

12.1^%

out of 36,093 broadband serviceable locations

Penobscot county

7.1^%

out of 61,922 broadband serviceable locations

Franklin county

12.5^%

out of 18,037 broadband serviceable locations

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Unserved and Underserved Anchor Institutions in Maine

Non-residential demand points

Community Support

Education

Government

Health

Updated February 2024

The map above shows the distribution of anchor institutions accross Maine colored by type. Anchor institutions are crucial entities such as schools, hospitals, and more that require greater use of broadband services. They often cater to vulnerable populations and ensuring they receive high quality broadband coverage is a high priority.

Anchor Institutions in Maine

There are 4,778 community anchor institutions in Maine.

Here is the breakdown of places of interest by category.

Community Support

2,042

Includes community support organizations, etc.

Education

810

Includes schools, colleges, learning centers, etc

Government

1,656

Includes libraries, fire departments, public housing organizations, etc.

Health

270

Includes clinics, public hospitals, etc.

Local Internet Service Providers and Types of Service Provided in Maine

Provider DensityFiberWirelessSatellite

Updated February 2024

Maine Local Broadband Service Providers

Of the 31 providers in Maine, 29 provide residential service.

Here is the breakdown of providers by type of service provided.

Fiber

61.3^%

19 fiber providers

Wireless

32.3^%

10 wireless providers

Satellite

9.7^%

3 satellite providers

Other

67.7^%

21 other providers

Demographics in Maine

Up-to-date information on the population of Maine including broadband coverage, income, housing type, and more.

Poverty threshold

18.9

Individuals with income below 150% poverty threshold

% with Internet

95.6

Households with an internet subscription

Education level

21.0

Population over age 25 with a bachelor degree

Household Income

$63,182.00

Median household income

Population breakdown

Population

1,357,046

Housing units

737,782

ACS 5-year estimates (2018-2022)

Racial breakdown

Asian

1.1%

Black

1.4%

Native

0.6%

White

92.9%

Other

0.5%

ACS 5-year estimates (2018-2022)

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Maine Broadband Audit

Unserved and Underserved Broadband Serviceable Locations in Maine

Maine broadband performance trends

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Unserved and Underserved Anchor Institutions in Maine

Anchor Institutions in Maine

Local Internet Service Providers and Types of Service Provided in Maine

Maine Local Broadband Service Providers

Demographics in Maine

Population

Housing units

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