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 | $5K | $5K | $5K | $11K | $12K | $5K | $7K | $5K | $9K | $5K | $4K | $5K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $5K | $4K | $9K | $11K | $7K | $2K | $23K | $41K | $12K |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 68% | 63% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 77% | 76% | 70% | 76% | 70% | 75% | 74% | 74% | 66% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 100 | 50 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 250 | 250 | 250 | 500 | 500 | 250 | 250 | 50 | 25 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $373 | $785 | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $8K | $9K | $5K | $1K | $20K | $23K | $12K |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | $6K | $7K | — | — | — | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $6K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $845 | $912 | $3K | $2K | $803 | $2K | $2K | $840 | $3K | $18K | $240 |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $898 | $1K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Elementary | $5K | $5K | $5K | $11K | $12K | $5K | $7K | $5K | $9K | $5K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Elementary | Lewis | 90% | 65 | 49 | 500 | 250 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Golden Belt Telephone Association, Inc. | $5K | $5K | $5K | $11K | $5K | $5K | $7K | $5K | $9K | $5K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $5K | $4K | $9K | $11K | $7K | $2K | $23K | $41K | $10K |
| Frugal,Inc. | — | — | — | — | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nex-Tech Wireless. LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $38 | $144 | $216 | $400 | $384 | $384 | $384 | $384 | $403 | $432 | $422 | $370 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southwestern Bell Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K |
| Rural Tel. Service Co. Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apple Computer, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.