Kern County Library
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 |
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| Total E-Rate subsidies | — | — | — | — | — | $51K | $18K | $37K | $46K | $70K | $22K | $52K | $24K | $23K | $22K | $22K | $23K | $51K | $5K | — | — | $28K | — | $59K | $7K | $7K | $19K | — |
| Average discount rate | — | — | — | — | 90% | 90% | 90% | 75% | 74% | 78% | 81% | 81% | 81% | 81% | 81% | 81% | 81% | 81% | 81% | 81% | 82% | 79% | 81% | 78% | 78% | 77% | 64% | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | — | — | — | — | 117 | 600 | 125 | 126 | 55 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | — | — | — | — | 731 | 81 | 116 | 91 | 55 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $8K | $31K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $50K | $24K | $23K | $22K | $22K | $23K | $51K | $5K | — | — | $28K | — | $59K | $7K | $7K | $19K | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | — | — | — | — | $51K | $18K | $34K | $38K | $39K | $6K | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookmobile-1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $149 | $2K |
| Kern River Valley- Bookmobile Iii | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $149 | $2K |
| Kernville Branch Library | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $3K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookmobile-1 | Bakersfield | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Kern River Valley- Bookmobile Iii | Lake Isabella | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Kernville Branch Library | Kernville | 30% | — | — | — | — | 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 |
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| Pacific Bell Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $7K | $33K | $11K | $15K | $13K | $13K | $12K | $13K | $13K | $15K | $3K | — | — | $17K | — | $33K | $6K | $7K | $7K | — |
| Verizon California, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | $907 | $2K | $5K | $8K | $5K | $33K | $10K | $9K | $8K | $7K | $8K | $34K | $687 | — | — | $8K | — | $26K | — | — | $7K | — |
| Bright House Networks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $18K | $21K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | $20K | $9K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bright House Networks, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $9K | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pacific Bell Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $5K | $7K | $5K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Granite Telecommunications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cingular Wireless | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $20 | $445 | $676 | $658 | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $999 | — | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mediacom California, L.L.C. | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | — | $4K | $820 | $820 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $20 | $19 | $252 | $100 | $850 | $318 | $318 | $391 | $924 | $453 | $210 | — | — | — | — | — | $583 | $854 | — | $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.