Alabama's 1st District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $2,630,118 | $4,178,246 | $1,679,188 | $1,517,172 | $2,031,853 | $1,629,469 | $1,299,909 | $1,866,161 | $1,989,756 | $4,297,401 |
| Average discount rate | 81% | 83% | 77% | 73% | 77% | 75% | 75% | 73% | 46% | 57% |
| Service providers | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 34 |
| Billed entities | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $82K | $404K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $1.6M | $3.0M | $505K | $377K | $766K | $406K | $51K | $561K | $558K | $2.0M |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.9M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | — | $5K | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | — |
Top billed entities
| Billed entity | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin County Board Of Educ | $1.6M | $2.6M | $570K | $470K | $577K | $542K | $514K | $608K | $530K | $2.0M | $5.8M | $1.2M |
| Escambia County School Dist | $129K | $532K | $129K | $178K | $178K | $249K | $181K | $595K | $316K | $376K | $1.1M | $229K |
| Dothan City School District | $124K | $195K | $229K | $209K | $120K | $92K | $109K | $109K | $337K | $504K | $876K | $175K |
| Enterprise City School Dist | $224K | $282K | $91K | $89K | $88K | $89K | $125K | $90K | $141K | $118K | $775K | $155K |
| Washington County School Dist | $104K | $92K | $92K | $92K | $311K | $92K | $101K | $101K | $106K | $141K | $691K | $138K |
| Monroe County School District | $141K | $108K | $33K | — | $206K | $150K | $68K | $78K | $216K | $401K | $488K | $98K |
| Saraland City Board Of Education | $147K | $56K | $123K | $80K | $73K | $30K | $24K | $24K | $65K | $236K | $478K | $96K |
| Ozark City School District | — | — | $64K | $321K | $76K | $57K | $82K | $125K | $57K | $161K | $461K | $92K |
| Geneva County School District | — | $132K | $266K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $28K | $398K | $80K |
| City Of Chickasaw Board Of Education | $12K | $27K | $27K | $27K | $159K | $61K | $28K | $30K | $58K | $148K | $251K | $50K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Light, LLC | $746K | $758K | $661K | $473K | $581K | $546K | $518K | $608K | $530K | $651K | $3.2M | $644K |
| Teklinks, Inc | $1.1M | $1.9M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3.0M | $597K |
| Information Transport Solutions, Inc. | $192K | $250K | $382K | $388K | $697K | $499K | $273K | $707K | $518K | $2.2M | $1.9M | $382K |
| Knology Total Communications, Inc. | $124K | $143K | $127K | $127K | $92K | $92K | $109K | — | $138K | $224K | $611K | $122K |
| Synergetics Diversified Computer Services, Inc | $102K | — | $102K | $83K | $205K | $175K | $7K | — | $144K | $52K | $492K | $98K |
| Millry Communications, Inc | $104K | $92K | $92K | $92K | $92K | $92K | $110K | $112K | $112K | $138K | $472K | $94K |
| InCare K12, LLC | $138K | $300K | $33K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $471K | $94K |
| KAM Technologies | $12K | $410K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $421K | $84K |
| Pinnacle NetworX, LLC | — | $52K | $238K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $291K | $58K |
| Clear Winds Technologies, Inc. | — | — | — | $257K | $27K | — | — | $15K | — | — | $284K | $57K |
Each billed entity is assigned to the congressional district (119th Congress boundaries, U.S. Census TIGER/Line 2024) containing the largest number of its recipient sites, located by their USAC-reported coordinates; entities without usable coordinates use the district in their USAC profile. Funding totals are total authorized disbursements (FCC Form 471 FRN Status, USAC dataset qdmp-ygft); speeds are from Recipient Details and Commitments (avi8-svp9); pre-2016 history is from USAC legacy data (1998-2015). Note: the last year or two in any disbursement series always looks artificially low (FY2025 invoices are still being paid) — that’s the real state of USAC’s data, not an error.