Dis State Of Arkansas
Overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | — | $6.2M | $6.1M | $6.2M | $6.3M | $6.7M | $6.4M | $6.8M | $6.5M | $6.8M | — | $3.2M | $6.1M | $6.7M | $8.7M | $8.9M | $7.8M | $8.5M | $8.2M | $8.3M | $8.0M | $7.0M | $6.2M | $5.6M | $4.0M | $2.3M | $2.2M | $199K |
| Average discount rate | 79% | 79% | 80% | 81% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 83% | — | 79% | 80% | 80% | 78% | 77% | 76% | 76% | 76% | 76% | 75% | 75% | 74% | 72% | 71% | 72% | 71% | 72% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 45,404 | 45,257 | 47,374 | 39,231 | 38,898 | 18,613 | 9,961 | 10,512 | 12,197 | 11,919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 45,404 | 45,257 | 47,374 | 39,231 | 38,897 | 18,613 | 9,961 | 10,512 | 12,197 | 11,919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Subsidies by E-Rate service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
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| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3.2M | $5.9M | $6.7M | $8.5M | $8.7M | $7.6M | $8.2M | $7.7M | $7.8M | $7.6M | $6.7M | $5.9M | $1.3M | $256K | $294K | $90K | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $6.2M | $6.1M | $6.2M | $6.3M | $6.7M | $6.4M | $6.8M | $6.5M | $6.8M | — | $2K | $260K | — | $231K | $87K | $208K | $313K | $457K | $505K | $363K | $314K | $348K | $4.3M | $3.8M | $2.0M | $2.1M | $199K |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $55K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unspecified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juvenile Detention Center | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | — | — | — | — |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juvenile Detention Center | Texarkana | 80% | — | — | 100,000 | 100,000 | — |
Subsidies by service provider (top 10)
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
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| Southwestern Bell Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $358K | $2.4M | $3.6M | $4.1M | $3.1M | $3.8M | $3.9M | $3.9M | $4.3M | $2.9M | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.4M | $2.6M | $13K | $1.5M | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.0M | $1.5M | $3.9M | $3.5M | $2.6M | $2.0M | $1.7M | $171K |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | — | $643K | $580K | $588K | $655K | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.0M | — | $678K | $854K | $779K | $996K | $1.1M | $936K | $1.1M | $1.1M | $944K | $94K | $84K | $90K | $104K | — | — | — | — |
| E. Ritter Communications Holdings, LLC. | — | $2.1M | $2.0M | $2.1M | $2.0M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.3M | — | $3K | $15K | $41K | $45K | $28K | $33K | $32K | $30K | $29K | $9K | $22K | $21K | $17K | — | — | — | — |
| CenturyTel of Mammoth Spring Jacksonville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $244K | — | $221K | $1.3M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $893K | $1.3M | $776K | $968K | $842K | $782K | $596K | $222K | — | — |
| AT&T Corp. | — | $1000K | $1.0M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.0M | $2.0M | — | $761K | $762K | $1.4M | $95K | $38K | $137K | $85K | $16K | $51K | $159K | $112K | $82K | $51K | — | — | $4K | — |
| Cox Arkansas Telecom, LLC | — | $691K | $670K | $652K | $722K | $794K | $703K | $690K | $694K | $606K | — | $96K | $192K | $105K | $62K | $69K | $73K | $29K | $10K | $9K | $6K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AllTel Communications Inc. - Arkansas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $857K | $861K | $933K | $845K | $812K | $105K | $199K | $13K |
| Qwest Communications Corporation | — | $567K | $581K | $558K | $624K | $770K | $5K | $20K | $33K | $546K | — | — | — | — | — | $31K | $36K | $15K | $31K | $28K | $99K | $125K | — | $66K | — | — | — | — |
| CenturyLink CenturyTel of Arkansas, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | $695K | $668K | $679K | $49K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Overview and provider figures are the entity’s total authorized disbursements (entity-wide, FCC Form 471 FRN Status). Per-recipient figures are a back-of-envelope estimate: each funding request line item’s post-discount cost divided equally among the line’s recipients. FY2010–2015 figures are from USAC legacy data (BEN level). FY2026 omitted (funding year in progress). Note: the last year or two in any disbursement series always looks artificially low (FY2025 invoices are still being paid), which is why figures dip at the end — that’s the real state of USAC’s data, not an error. Source: USAC Open Data, retrieved 2026-06-10.