The Ferguson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $52K | $38K | $38K | $72K | $37K | $29K | $156K | $11K | $16K | $17K | $24K | $32K | $30K | $31K | $29K | $30K | $27K | $23K | — | $18K | $11K | $16K | $25K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 44% | 56% | 65% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | — | 60% | 60% | 50% | 52% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 220 | 220 | 220 | 204 | 269 | 184 | 133 | 100 | 250 | 550 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 220 | 220 | 220 | 204 | 269 | 184 | 133 | 100 | 250 | 517 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $11K | $20K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $28K | $27K | $31K | $29K | $30K | $27K | $23K | — | $18K | $11K | $15K | $13K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $22K | — | — | — | $10K | $378 | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $23K | $27K | $27K | $65K | $20K | $20K | $148K | $11K | $10K | $7K | $4K | $4K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $12K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $8K | $11K | $11K | $7K | $7K | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Bennett Library | $12K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $7K | $5K | $40K | $3K | $5K | $5K |
| South End Branch | $14K | $7K | $7K | $8K | $9K | $7K | $37K | $3K | $5K | $4K |
| The Ferguson Library | $20K | $12K | $12K | $15K | $16K | $15K | $34K | $3K | $5K | $5K |
| Weed Memorial Branch Library | $15K | $7K | $7K | $9K | $10K | $8K | $55K | $3K | $5K | $4K |
| West Side Branch Library | $14K | $6K | $6K | $51K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Bennett Library | Stamford | 80% | — | — | 25 | 25 | Urban |
| South End Branch | Stamford | 80% | — | — | 25 | 25 | Urban |
| The Ferguson Library | Stamford | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Weed Memorial Branch Library | Stamford | 80% | — | — | 25 | 25 | Urban |
| West Side Branch Library | Stamford | 80% | — | — | 25 | 25 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dept of Admin Services, CT | $31K | $38K | $38K | $72K | $27K | $29K | $142K | $4K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Southern New England Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $10K | $15K | $20K | $20K | $22K | $21K | $23K | $20K | $17K | — | $16K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless fka Cellco Partnership | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $1K | $5K | $7K | $7K | $9K | $9K | $7K | $7K | $6K | — | $540 | $360 | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Partner Communications LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $13K | $13K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cablevision Lightpath of New Jersey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $5K | $7K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Optimus Technology Company | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDW Government LLC | — | — | — | — | $7K | $378 | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Advanced Corporate Networking, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $446 | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OV LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.