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South Atlantic

Footprint tier champions: National: AT&T · Mid-market: UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION · Regional: Windstream North Carolina, LLC · State: Zirrus · Local: IQ Fiber

Divisions map

Nine U.S. divisions — click a state to open that division’s bracket for this tier (map scales with the page).

Local playoff bracket

FIRST ROUNDIQ Fiber#1 · south atlanticBYE — advancesBlue Stream#2 · south atlanticBYE — advancesBlue Stream Fiber#3 · south atlanticBYE — advancesSummit Broadband Inc.#4 · south atlanticBYE — advancesCrowsnest Broadband LLC#5 · south atlanticBYE — advancesWindstream Lexcom Communica…#6 · south atlanticBYE — advancesTalkie Communications Inc#7 · south atlanticDC Access LLC#26 · south atlanticWildstar Networks#8 · south atlanticStreamline Internet#25 · south atlanticThinkBig Networks LLC#9 · south atlanticFTC Wireless#24 · south atlanticXiber LLC#10 · south atlanticCBN Inc#23 · south atlanticAntietam Cable#11 · south atlanticSkyrunner Inc#22 · south atlanticSmart City Telecommunicatio…#12 · south atlanticFoothills Broadband#21 · south atlanticComporium Fort Mill#13 · south atlanticBay Country Communications#20 · south atlanticPilot Fiber#14 · south atlanticCentral Florida Broadband#19 · south atlanticITS Telecom#15 · south atlanticWire 3#18 · south atlanticPavlov Media#16 · south atlanticLiveOak Fiber#17 · south atlanticROUND OF 16IQ Fiber#1 · south atlanticPavlov Media#16 · south atlanticBlue Stream#2 · south atlanticITS Telecom#15 · south atlanticBlue Stream Fiber#3 · south atlanticPilot Fiber#14 · south atlanticSummit Broadband Inc.#4 · south atlanticComporium Fort Mill#13 · south atlanticCrowsnest Broadband LLC#5 · south atlanticSmart City Telecommunicatio…#12 · south atlanticWindstream Lexcom Communica…#6 · south atlanticAntietam Cable#11 · south atlanticTalkie Communications Inc#7 · south atlanticXiber LLC#10 · south atlanticWildstar Networks#8 · south atlanticThinkBig Networks LLC#9 · south atlanticQUARTERFINALSIQ Fiber#1 · south atlanticWildstar Networks#8 · south atlanticBlue Stream#2 · south atlanticTalkie Communications Inc#7 · south atlanticBlue Stream Fiber#3 · south atlanticWindstream Lexcom Communica…#6 · south atlanticSummit Broadband Inc.#4 · south atlanticCrowsnest Broadband LLC#5 · south atlanticSEMIFINALSIQ Fiber#1 · south atlanticSummit Broadband Inc.#4 · south atlanticBlue Stream#2 · south atlanticBlue Stream Fiber#3 · south atlanticCHAMPIONSHIPIQ Fiber#1 · south atlanticBlue Stream#2 · south atlanticCHAMPIONIQ Fiber#1 · south atlantic

Qualifiers (Local tier · 26)

#ProviderLocationsReviewsAvgFootprint+ / −Bracket
1IQ Fiber23.7k4.8576.676.6
2Blue Stream29.0k4.4075.775.7
3Blue Stream Fiber29.0k4.4075.775.7
4Summit Broadband Inc.25.3k4.4874.774.7
5Crowsnest Broadband LLC11.2k5.0069.669.6
6Windstream Lexcom Communications, Inc.27464.4868.868.8
7Talkie Communications Inc22134.9068.568.5
8Wildstar Networks17734.9067.567.5
9ThinkBig Networks LLC22344.6867.067.0
10Xiber LLC11.4k4.5066.166.1
11Antietam Cable22.8k3.6165.865.8
12Smart City Telecommunications LLC14694.7064.464.4
13Comporium Fort Mill21.1k3.6263.363.3
14Pilot Fiber11764.9063.063.0
15ITS Telecom21624.3263.063.0
16Pavlov Media11.9k4.0062.962.9
17LiveOak Fiber13564.6062.862.8
18Wire 317774.2061.961.9
19Central Florida Broadband11144.9061.861.8
20Bay Country Communications12934.5061.461.4
21Foothills Broadband1954.9061.261.2
22Skyrunner Inc12234.5060.660.6
23CBN Inc1714.9060.360.3
24FTC Wireless2814.1959.959.9
25Streamline Internet1744.8059.759.7
26DC Access LLC1574.8058.958.9

Profile snapshot

IQ Fiber is highlighted (Local tier champion for this division). Footprint score comes from aggregated Google profile rows; bracket score adds Serper review sentiment (positive vs negative counts from the reviews API).

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Methodology

  • Aggregate Google profile rows by provider and census division (state → region mapping).
  • Top 26 per region by footprint composite; each provider is placed in a single global footprint tier (Local, State, Regional, Mid-market, or National) from US-wide listing, state, and division counts. Serper POST /reviews by place_id (cached) at build time.
  • Seeds and qualifiers are ordered by Supabase footprint (composite). Matchup winners compare a Serper-only duel score from positive vs negative review counts in the payload (≥4 vs ≤2); if Serper is off or missing, both sides fall back to footprint composite for that game. Ties break by footprint, then seed.

National pool seeding rules are summarized on the National assessments hub.

How footprint tiers are defined

  • National

    At least two census divisions and more than 30 distinct mappable US states.

    • Listings = distinct Google place_id across the country plus rows without a place_id (each row counts).
    • States and divisions are derived only from rows with a mappable US state → census division.
  • Mid-market

    At least two census divisions and not National, with either three or more states or exactly two states (multi-division gap rule).

    • Closes the gap where a provider spans multiple divisions with only two states—they still land here instead of being unclassified.
  • Regional

    All activity in a single census division and at least two mappable states.

  • State

    More than two listings and footprint in exactly one mappable state.

  • Local

    At most two listings (US-wide).

If there are no mappable states but more than two listings, we still assign a tier: Mid-market when there are multiple census divisions, Regional when there is exactly one division, otherwise State. Any remaining edge case is classified as Mid-market.