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 | $6K | $6K | $14K | $14K | $62K | $15K | $133K | $4K | $11K | $12K | $31K | $17K | $17K | $31K | $28K | $24K | $21K | $9K | $6K | $6K | $8K | $7K | $9K | $14K | $8K | — | $16K | — |
| Average discount rate | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 72% | 70% | 38% | 43% | 65% | 74% | 74% | 64% | 70% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 55% | 60% | 58% | 60% | 60% | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 480 | 480 | 375 | 400 | 500 | 550 | 250 | 200 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 480 | 480 | 375 | 400 | 500 | 550 | 250 | 155 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $665 | $2K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $14K | $14K | $13K | $9K | $8K | $5K | $7K | $4K | $4K | $6K | $5K | $5K | $8K | $6K | — | $4K | — |
| Internal Connections | $478 | $455 | $414 | — | $47K | — | $11K | $3K | $840 | — | $18K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $6K | $5K | $14K | $14K | $15K | $15K | $122K | $2K | $9K | $9K | $2K | $3K | $3K | $18K | $19K | $17K | $17K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $4K | $6K | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ell-Saline District Office | $1K | $735 | $735 | $994 | $1K | $1K | $700 | $607 | $3K | $4K |
| Ell-Saline Elementary School | $4K | $4K | $13K | $13K | $36K | $17K | $126K | $2K | $4K | $4K |
| Ell-Saline Middle/High School | $1K | $962 | $942 | $994 | $25K | $5K | $6K | $2K | $4K | $4K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ell-Saline District Office | Brookville | 70% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| Ell-Saline Elementary School | Salina | 70% | 222 | 112 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Ell-Saline Middle/High School | Brookville | 70% | 204 | 93 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Broadband Investments, LLC | $4K | $4K | $13K | $13K | $13K | $13K | $120K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cox Communications Kansas, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $17K | $18K | $16K | $16K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Telephone Company, Inc. | $2K | $1K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $766 | $913 | $1K | $1K | — | $845 | — |
| The Tri-County Telephone Association, Inc. | — | — | — | — | $47K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Birch Telecom, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $264 | $849 | $1K | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $5K | — | — | — |
| Nex-Tech, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $6K | $6K | $7K | $7K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zones Corporate Solutions, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $18K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States Cellular Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $63 | $505 | $751 | $2K | $2K | $2K | $4K | $3K | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kansas Broadband Internet, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $864 | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — |
| Dynamic Computer Solutions Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | — |
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.