Black Gold Cooperative Lib Sys
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 | $2K | $2K | $2K | $756 | $34K | $50K | $50K | $55K | $60K | $184K | $122K | $110K | $97K | $109K | $106K | $102K | $89K | $50K | $60K | $60K | — | — | — | — | $33K | — | — | $28K |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 85% | 85% | 90% | 76% | 76% | 74% | 78% | 73% | 69% | 72% | 73% | 71% | 71% | 71% | 70% | 69% | 49% | 49% | 49% | — | — | 70% | 68% | 70% | — | 71% | 55% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 113 | 113 | 113 | 200 | 51 | 1,302 | 1,212 | 1,121 | 19 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1,317 | 1,218 | 1,109 | 4 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $101K | $95K | $92K | $104K | $106K | $102K | $89K | $50K | $60K | $60K | — | — | — | — | $33K | — | — | $25K |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $76K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $2K | $2K | $2K | $756 | $34K | $50K | $50K | $55K | $60K | $107K | $17K | $15K | $5K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe Branch Library | $789 | $1K | $1K | $5K | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $6K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe Branch Library | Guadalupe | 90% | — | — | 400 | 10 | Rural |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW Telecom Holdings, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $105K | $95K | $92K | $104K | $106K | $102K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SBC Long Distance, LLC. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $89K | $50K | $60K | $59K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Utility Telecom Group LLC | — | — | — | — | $32K | $30K | $31K | $35K | $56K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $100K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $567 | $756 | $756 | $756 | $2K | $20K | $19K | $20K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Desert Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $45K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon California, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $28K | — | — | $13K |
| Charter Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $7K | $12K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CIO Solutions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $32K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Digital West Networks Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $4K | $5K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.