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 | — | $55K | $55K | $61K | $168K | $90K | $86K | $93K | $99K | $32K | — | $32K | $32K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 90% | 90% | 89% | 88% | 87% | 89% | 42% | 55% | 65% | 81% | 90% | 90% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 409 | 389 | 331 | 200 | 175 | 183 | 126 | 119 | 100 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 409 | 289 | 206 | 100 | 101 | 131 | 110 | 67 | 100 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $10K | $13K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $25K | $29K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | $106K | $19K | $13K | $7K | $33K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $55K | $55K | $61K | $62K | $64K | $73K | $72K | $57K | $19K | — | $8K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | — | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatfield/Lopresti School Head Start | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | $15K | $19K | $17K | $7K |
| Harry Ford Center | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $17K | $7K |
| Seymour Middle School | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $17K | $7K |
| Shelton | — | — | — | — | $24K | $10K | $15K | $19K | $17K | $7K |
| Shelton Grove Street | — | $11K | $11K | $16K | $36K | $24K | $15K | $19K | $17K | $7K |
| Team Admin | $22K | $22K | $22K | $16K | $15K | $20K | $14K | $17K | $33K | $7K |
| Team Early Education - Ansonia | $6K | $11K | $11K | $16K | $36K | $24K | $18K | $19K | $17K | $7K |
| Team Early Education - Milford | $5K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $23K | $8K | $14K | $17K | $17K | $7K |
| Team Inc Grove Street | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Team Inc. - Slocum School - Head Start | $6K | $11K | $11K | $16K | $36K | $25K | $18K | $19K | $17K | $7K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatfield/Lopresti School Head Start | Seymour | 90% | 18 | 18 | 200 | 200 | Rural |
| Harry Ford Center | Ansonia | 30% | 18 | 18 | 200 | 200 | Urban |
| Seymour Middle School | Seymour | 30% | 17 | 17 | 200 | 200 | Urban |
| Shelton | Shelton | 85% | 18 | 18 | 150 | 35 | Urban |
| Shelton Grove Street | Shelton | 90% | 18 | 18 | 500 | 500 | Urban |
| Team Admin | Derby | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| Team Early Education - Ansonia | Ansonia | 90% | 90 | 90 | 500 | 500 | Urban |
| Team Early Education - Milford | Milford | 90% | 19 | 19 | 200 | 200 | Urban |
| Team Inc Grove Street | Shelton | 90% | 18 | 13 | 500 | 500 | Urban |
| Team Inc. - Slocum School - Head Start | Waterbury | 90% | 141 | 141 | 500 | 500 | Urban |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comcast Business Communications | — | $53K | $53K | $60K | $61K | $63K | $72K | $71K | $48K | $12K | — | $8K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Business Network Group LLC | — | — | — | — | $106K | $26K | $13K | $14K | $33K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Southern New England Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $545 | $3K | $4K | — | $6K | $18K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $13K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $1K | $2K | — | $5K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthlink Business LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $13K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cablevision Systems Corporation (Education Dept) | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $377 | $629 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CTC Communications Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mitel Business Systems Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mitel Networks Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.