Sara Hightower Regional Library System
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 | $77K | $86K | $77K | $86K | $86K | $78K | $109K | $69K | $69K | $78K | $77K | $85K | $57K | $8K | $11K | $11K | $9K | $11K | $12K | $12K | — | — | $2K | $10K | — | — | $16K | $8K |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 90% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 66% | 67% | 85% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 75% | 75% | 75% | 70% | — | 70% | 70% | 69% | — | — | 78% | 60% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 217 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 150 | 150 | 600 | 300 | 2,260 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 217 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 150 | 150 | 600 | 300 | 241 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $103 | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | $9K | $6K | $11K | $11K | $9K | $11K | $12K | $12K | — | — | $2K | $10K | — | — | $16K | $8K |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | $42K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $77K | $86K | $77K | $86K | $86K | $78K | $67K | $69K | $69K | $78K | $74K | $78K | $48K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Spring Branch Library | $10K | $14K | $12K | $14K | $14K | $13K | $17K | $17K | $17K | $20K |
| Cedartown Branch Library | $14K | $14K | $12K | $14K | $14K | $13K | $21K | $17K | $17K | $21K |
| Chattooga County Library | $14K | $10K | $9K | $10K | $10K | $15K | $10K | $13K | $23K | $14K |
| Rockmart Library | $14K | $14K | $12K | $14K | $14K | $26K | $28K | $17K | $17K | $21K |
| Rome-Floyd County Library | $22K | $25K | $22K | $25K | $25K | $26K | $44K | $17K | $17K | $25K |
| Trion Public Library | $10K | $10K | $9K | $10K | $10K | $5K | $10K | $13K | $16K | $13K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Spring Branch Library | Cave Spring | 90% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Cedartown Branch Library | Cedartown | 90% | — | — | 200 | 200 | Rural |
| Chattooga County Library | Summerville | 90% | — | — | 200 | 200 | Rural |
| Rockmart Library | Rockmart | 90% | — | — | 200 | 200 | Rural |
| Rome-Floyd County Library | Rome | 90% | — | — | 500 | 500 | Urban |
| Trion Public Library | Trion | 90% | — | — | 100 | 100 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker FiberNet, LLC | $77K | $86K | $77K | $86K | $86K | $78K | $67K | $69K | $69K | $78K | $69K | $74K | $43K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $5K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $8K | $9K | $8K | — | — | — | $9K | — | — | $14K | $6K |
| Aios Group LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | $42K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Business Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $7K | $7K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deltacom, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $7K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $309 | — | — | — | — | $3K | $3K | $4K | — | — | $2K | $2K | — | — | $2K | $1K |
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $1K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $456 | $1K | $1K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BellSouth Long Distance, Inc. dba AT&T Long Distance Service | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $103 | $125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLD Interim | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.