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dominate the residential market: • Spectrum, the incumbent cable television provider, with approximately 288,000 subscribers and • Hawaiian Telcom, the State's primary Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC), with approximately 105,000 subscribers The State has a number of small providers that offer broadband services, in addition to the wireless carriers. These include companies that own and operate a wireless metro Oahu broadband network providing both middle mile and last mile connectivity. Many smaller companies are able to offer broadband service using Hawaiian Telcom's cables and/or collocation space in their central offices, because Hawaiian Telcom is required to open up and unbundle their network for other providers to use. Hawaii also has few transpacific and interisland cable operators that provide connectivity between islands and to points outside of the State. The limited competition between providers presents fewer options for Hawaii consumers and may impact the costs of the broadband services that they can receive. Characteristics Specific to Each County rVITSTATOW1 The City and County of Honolulu, which is the smallest in land area of the four counties with approximately 600.74 square miles of land area, is home to about 70% of the State's total population. This county encompasses the island of Oahu. The island has two mountain ranges, separated by a vast central plain. A large portion of the island's population lives in this central plain and in the coastal areas. Because of the population density on this island, it has been economically feasible to build out broadband infrastructure in virtually all areas on the island, except for a very few sparsely populated areas. Between 2014-2018, 91% of households had a computer and 85.3% had a broadband Internet subscription. The following table reflects the resident population for the county and by district, and the percentage change between 2005-2009 and 2014-2018. -32-