South Carolina's 6th District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $2,159,003 | $22,629,989 | $19,125,566 | $18,491,722 | $26,202,881 | $17,514,489 | $15,156,345 | $18,962,873 | $21,476,134 | $28,217,755 |
| Average discount rate | 71% | 72% | 67% | 65% | 70% | 75% | 72% | 60% | 64% | 67% |
| Service providers | 37 | 32 | 31 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 45 | 40 | 47 | 55 |
| Billed entities | 30 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 38 | 38 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $57K | $567K | $1.0M |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $1.5M | $3.7M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $7.5M | $1.5M | $2.3M | $1.1M | $4.1M | $926K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $613K | $18.8M | $17.8M | $17.0M | $18.6M | $15.9M | $12.8M | $17.7M | $16.8M | $26.1M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $32K | $217 | $15K | $153K | $11K | $24K | $34K | $97K | $76K | $184K |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $60K | $86K | $47K | $73K | $94K | $50K | $48K | $43K | $4K | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division Of Technology | $540K | $18.7M | $17.6M | $16.9M | $18.5M | $15.8M | $12.6M | $17.5M | $16.5M | $25.8M | $72.3M | $14.5M |
| Charleston County School Dist | $651K | $2.5M | $298K | $428K | $1.9M | $155K | $1.1M | $321K | $2.9M | $380K | $5.8M | $1.2M |
| Richland County School Dist 1 | — | — | — | $266K | $3.0M | $682K | $29K | $621K | $454K | $298K | $3.2M | $648K |
| Orangeburg County School District | — | $279K | — | — | $1.1M | $161K | — | — | — | — | $1.4M | $284K |
| Colleton County School Dist | $152K | — | $574K | — | — | $65K | $40K | $6K | $714K | $36K | $726K | $145K |
| Richland Library | $27K | $113K | $238K | — | $210K | — | $90K | $57K | $216K | $314K | $588K | $118K |
| Clarendon County School District | $246K | $219K | — | — | — | — | $226K | — | $37K | — | $465K | $93K |
| Florence County School Dist 3 | — | $236K | — | $119K | $78K | $92K | $10K | $28K | $16K | $28K | $433K | $87K |
| Williamsburg Co School Dist | — | — | — | — | $399K | $2K | — | $7K | $33K | $545K | $399K | $80K |
| Diocese Of Charleston Schools | $36K | $85K | $69K | $78K | $97K | $68K | $121K | $90K | $70K | $62K | $366K | $73K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC | — | $13.6M | $12.7M | $12.5M | $12.8M | $11.3M | $8.9M | $13.5M | $14.1M | $16.8M | $51.5M | $10.3M |
| South Carolina Net, LLC | $549K | $5.1M | $5.0M | $4.5M | $5.7M | $4.5M | $3.7M | $4.1M | $2.9M | $9.7M | $20.9M | $4.2M |
| Encore Technology Group LLC | $651K | $2.5M | $298K | $548K | $1.9M | $155K | $1.2M | $335K | $2.7M | $425K | $5.9M | $1.2M |
| A3 Communications, Inc. | — | $236K | $192K | $266K | $3.3M | $809K | $44K | $620K | $351K | $237K | $4.0M | $802K |
| NetSource ET, llc | $166K | $434K | — | — | $1.1M | $127K | $227K | $15K | $55K | $180K | $1.7M | $340K |
| Aercor Wireless, Inc. | $152K | — | $574K | — | — | $54K | — | — | $693K | — | $726K | $145K |
| BridgeTek Solutions LLC | — | — | — | — | $709K | $16K | — | — | — | — | $709K | $142K |
| Applied Network Consulting Group | $78K | $384K | $56K | $16K | $112K | $115K | $310K | $26K | $2K | $39K | $645K | $129K |
| Converged Networks, LLC | — | — | $135K | $228K | $49K | $111K | $41K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $413K | $83K |
| Palmetto Telephone Communications | — | — | $36K | $203K | — | $3K | $4K | $6K | $44K | $17K | $239K | $48K |
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.