Central Rivers Aea
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 | $35K | $45K | $45K | $39K | $32K | $32K | $44K | $36K | $13K | $17K | $175K | $315K | $433K | $321K | $524K | $308K | $196K | $203K | $139K | $121K | $121K | $155K | $118K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 33% | 59% | 67% | 68% | 66% | 66% | 62% | 61% | 61% | 59% | 60% | 60% | 59% | 59% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 653 | 711 | 711 | 486 | 564 | 564 | 560 | 444 | 459 | 383 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 653 | 711 | 711 | 486 | 564 | 564 | 560 | 444 | 459 | 383 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $18K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $46K | $39K | $31K | $82K | $92K | $48K | $43K | $30K | $46K | $50K | $59K | $27K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $35K | $45K | $45K | $39K | $32K | $32K | $44K | $36K | $13K | $11K | $157K | $269K | $394K | $290K | $442K | $216K | $147K | $160K | $109K | $75K | $71K | $96K | $92K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wi-Fi Hotspots Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Rivers Aea | $16K | $13K | $13K | $11K | $13K | $13K | $13K | $11K | $4K | $7K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Rivers Aea | Cedar Falls | 60% | 61,617 | 26,883 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Iowa, Iowa Telecommunications & Technology Commissi | $35K | $42K | $41K | $39K | $28K | $28K | $40K | $32K | $9K | $7K | $150K | $266K | $372K | $292K | $427K | $224K | $145K | $147K | $109K | $78K | $85K | $111K | $106K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qwest Corporation fka US West Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $12K | $11K | $13K | $12K | $18K | $15K | $20K | $24K | $20K | $19K | $11K | $15K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States Cellular Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $260 | $2K | $12K | $27K | — | $47K | $41K | $19K | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $1K | $3K | $4K | $5K | $4K | $3K | $4K | $18K | $22K | $13K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Municipal Communications Utility of the City of Cedar Falls | — | $4K | $4K | — | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clear Lake Independent Telephone Co | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $895 | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | — | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $20K | $17K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| IOWA Network Services, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $11K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mediacom Iowa LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $1K | $2K | $1K | $1K | — | — | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Winnebago Cooperative Telephone Association | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $295 | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | $1K | $991 | $992 | $983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.