Overview

Indicator2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Total E-Rate subsidies$32K$34K$30K$44K$55K$24K$21K$28K$51K$51K$77K$78K$64K$40K$37K$36K$38K$42K$44K$55K$33K$34K$27K$42K$23K$751$13K
Average discount rate80%80%80%80%80%80%80%80%73%71%74%80%80%80%75%74%75%70%75%70%70%75%75%70%64%65%64%69%
Schools & libraries (in this area)3333333333
Service providers1111112256435667877665576442
Avg download speed (Mbps)6,6256,6256,6256,6254,6433,7333,7334,514614871
Avg upload speed (Mbps)6,6256,6256,6256,6254,6433,7333,7334,514614871

Subsidies by E-Rate service type

Service type2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Voice$4K$8K$13K
Telecomm Services$28K$49K$36K$18K$16K$14K$17K$23K$23K$16K$25K$25K$18K$17K$4K$751$13K
Internal Connections$13K$26K$5K$555$907$14K$9K$6K
Data Transmission and/or Internet Access$32K$34K$30K$30K$27K$20K$20K$24K$33K$33K$29K$29K$27K$22K$21K$22K$21K$20K$21K$38K$9K$9K$9K$25K$20K
Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections$2K$1K$3K$968$1K
Managed Internal Broadband Services

Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution

Recipient2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Lincoln Elementary School$13K$13K$13K$19K$14K$11K$8K$11K$18K$25K
Lincoln Jr/Sr High School$13K$13K$13K$19K$32K$12K$8K$10K$21K$14K
Usd 298 Boe Office$9K$9K$9K$9K$9K$7K$7K$8K$13K$14K

Recipient demographics

RecipientCityDiscount RateStudentsNSLPDown MbpsUp MbpsUrban/Rural
Lincoln Elementary SchoolLincoln80%1427410,00010,000Rural
Lincoln Jr/Sr High SchoolLincoln80%1699310,00010,000Rural
Usd 298 Boe OfficeLincoln80%10,00010,000

Subsidies by service provider (top 10)

Service provider2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Eagle Broadband Investments, LLC$32K$34K$30K$44K$55K$24K$21K$28K$5K$5K
North Central kansas Community Network$20K$18K$18K$18K$17K$19K$26K$9K$9K$9K$25K$20K
Zayo Group, LLC$28K$28K$57K
Wildflower Telecommunications, LLC$4K$8K$12K$43K$31K
Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P.$9K$8K$8K$8K$7K$7K$6K$6K$6K$6K$6K$2K$13K
SBC Advanced Solutions, Inc.$11K$11K$16K$15K$16K$9K$9K
IdeaTek Systems, Inc.$29K$26K
Frugal,Inc.$14K$10K
Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership)$1K$6K$6K$4K$2K$891$3K
AllTel Communications$4K$4K$3K$3K$1K$1K$1K$370

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.