Alabama's 4th District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $2,885,790 | $17,493,950 | $16,188,175 | $14,058,397 | $14,645,280 | $12,381,409 | $11,366,843 | $10,168,944 | $11,256,097 | $12,926,110 |
| Average discount rate | 86% | 83% | 81% | 77% | 79% | 78% | 78% | 75% | 70% | 69% |
| Service providers | 15 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 31 |
| Billed entities | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 41 | 38 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | $94K | $387K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $2.4M | $1.3M | $1.9M | $929K | $2.2M | $1.2M | $838K | $711K | $1.3M | $3.5M |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $472K | $16.0M | $14.0M | $12.9M | $12.2M | $10.9M | $10.5M | $9.4M | $9.9M | $9.0M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | $2K | — | — | $11K | — | $45K |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | $206K | $256K | $256K | $248K | $271K | $870 | — | — | — |
| Wi-Fi Hotspots Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wireless School Bus Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Top billed entities
| Billed entity | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Supercomputer Authority | — | $15.2M | $13.0M | $11.7M | $10.9M | $9.6M | $9.0M | $7.9M | $8.1M | $7.1M | $50.7M | $10.1M |
| Walker County School District | — | $373K | $423K | $423K | $421K | $388K | $121K | $121K | $121K | $229K | $1.6M | $328K |
| Tuscaloosa Co School District | $474K | $215K | $217K | $238K | $235K | $249K | $391K | $391K | $385K | $1.0M | $1.4M | $276K |
| Albertville City School Dist | — | $124K | $243K | $339K | $530K | $396K | $142K | $149K | $177K | $182K | $1.2M | $247K |
| Lawrence County School Dist | $233K | $377K | $104K | $126K | $396K | $108K | $254K | $122K | $214K | $283K | $1.2M | $247K |
| Florence City School District | $276K | $108K | $552K | $110K | $116K | $108K | $103K | $382K | $282K | $280K | $1.2M | $233K |
| Marshall County School Dist | $450K | — | $215K | $215K | $270K | $440K | $233K | $204K | $483K | $248K | $1.2M | $230K |
| Cullman County School District | — | $203K | $552K | $64K | $72K | $98K | $259K | $90K | $298K | $356K | $891K | $178K |
| Blount County School District | $579K | — | — | — | $223K | $108K | — | — | $104K | $318K | $802K | $160K |
| Gadsden City School District | $300K | $191K | — | $146K | — | $136K | $14K | $46K | $137K | $168K | $637K | $127K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSRA State and Local Solutions LLC | — | $15.2M | $13.0M | $11.7M | $10.9M | $9.6M | $9.0M | $7.9M | $8.1M | $7.1M | $50.7M | $10.1M |
| Information Transport Solutions, Inc. | $44K | $179K | $572K | $609K | $1.5M | $1.4M | $608K | $723K | $1.0M | $901K | $2.9M | $571K |
| BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC | $302K | $351K | $321K | $429K | $438K | $479K | $646K | $680K | $764K | $847K | $1.8M | $368K |
| Synergetics Diversified Computer Services, Inc | — | $198K | $248K | $475K | $581K | $318K | $60K | $2K | $33K | — | $1.5M | $300K |
| Blue Plains Technology, LLC | $1.1M | $348K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.5M | $295K |
| Howard Technology Solutions | $871K | $107K | — | $209K | $112K | $9K | $189K | $27K | $178K | $1.5M | $1.3M | $260K |
| Teklinks, Inc | $180K | $53K | $846K | $14K | — | — | — | $277K | $130K | $454K | $1.1M | $218K |
| Clear Winds Technologies, Inc. | — | $241K | $450K | — | $271K | — | $28K | — | $5K | $72K | $962K | $192K |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $12K | $190K | $175K | $193K | $192K | $118K | $150K | $222K | — | — | $763K | $153K |
| Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. | — | $125K | $150K | $117K | $147K | $151K | $145K | $144K | $21K | $41K | $539K | $108K |
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.