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 | $34K | $179K | $222K | $172K | $389K | $319K | $201K | $211K | $237K | $325K | $308K | $365K | $534K | $528K | $460K | $801K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 89% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 89% | 88% | 90% | 67% | 75% | 71% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 88% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 5,703 | 5,535 | 5,717 | 5,938 | 5,240 | 5,365 | 544 | 404 | 532 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 5,700 | 5,533 | 5,717 | 5,938 | 5,240 | 5,365 | 544 | 404 | 532 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $14K | $47K | $65K | $88K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $185K | $327K | $477K | $464K | $408K | $251K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $34K | — | — | — | $160K | $110K | — | — | — | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | $526K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $179K | $222K | $172K | $229K | $208K | $201K | $197K | $190K | $250K | $35K | $38K | $57K | $58K | $52K | $19K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | — | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Circle - Jjk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $28K | — | — |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Circle - Jjk | East Saint Louis | 90% | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socket Telecom, LLC | — | $157K | $198K | $159K | $183K | $191K | $183K | $184K | $177K | $246K | $237K | $244K | $442K | $439K | $372K | $114K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $28K | $37K | $59K | $75K | $49K | $36K | $35K | $107K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eagle Software Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | — | $370K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Essential Network Technologies, LLC | — | — | — | — | $152K | $110K | — | — | — | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southwestern Bell Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | $5K | $5K | $7K | $7K | $18K | $7K | — | $32K | $29K | $29K | $32K | $28K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sho-Me Technologies, LLC | — | $21K | $24K | $13K | $28K | $13K | $12K | $13K | $13K | $13K | $13K | $8K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc- Telecom. Sys. Divi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $92K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS SERVICES, INC - CONSOLIDATED | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $10K | $13K | $16K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Norment Communications, Inc. dba Capital City Telecom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $46K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frugal,Inc. | $34K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.