Rails (Reaching Across Illinois 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 |
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| Total E-Rate subsidies | — | — | — | $7K | $10K | $12K | $18K | $17K | $16K | $13K | $25K | — | $41K | — | $40K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 40% | — | — | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 34% | 73% | 71% | — | 82% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 5 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 6 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 533 | — | — | 100 | 108 | 110 | 146 | 113 | 113 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 480 | — | — | 80 | 82 | 86 | 130 | 97 | 97 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
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| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $21K | — | $26K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | — | — | $7K | $10K | $12K | $18K | $17K | $16K | $13K | $18K | — | $20K | — | $14K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reaching Across Illinois Library System | $7K | — | — | $661 | $4K | $3K | $7K | $7K | $6K | $7K |
| Reaching Across Illinois Library System | $2K | — | — | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K |
| Reaching Across Illinois Library System | $744 | — | — | $696 | $686 | $668 | $663 | $661 | $648 | $552 |
| Reaching Across Illinois Library System | $1K | — | — | $3K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K |
| Reaching Across Illinois Library System | $4K | — | — | — | $2K | $2K | $6K | $5K | $4K | $5K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reaching Across Illinois Library System | Burr Ridge | 50% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Reaching Across Illinois Library System | Coal Valley | 50% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Reaching Across Illinois Library System | Rockford | 50% | — | — | 500 | 35 | Urban |
| Reaching Across Illinois Library System | East Peoria | 50% | — | — | 750 | 750 | Urban |
| Reaching Across Illinois Library System | Bolingbrook | 50% | — | — | 100 | 100 | 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 |
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| Illinois Bell Telephone Company, LLC | — | — | — | — | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $11K | — | $10K | — | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mediacom Illinois LLC | — | — | — | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | — | $680 | — | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Illinois Century Network | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $5K | $5K | $2K | $3K | — | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Network Billing Systems, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | — | $18K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United Communications Systems Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $19K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | — | — | — | $761 | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $719 | — | $4K | — | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| iTV-3, LLC | — | — | — | $3K | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frontier North, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| iTV-3, 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.