Sterling Public Library
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 | — | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $767 | $986 | $1K | $2K | $2K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $705 | $941 | $937 | $939 | $929 | $1K | $889 | $893 | $925 | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | — | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 67% | 67% | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | — | 20 | 20 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | — | 50 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $95 | $245 | $557 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $780 | $779 | $761 | $755 | $745 | $705 | $941 | $937 | $939 | $929 | $1K | $889 | $893 | $925 | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $741 | $840 | $840 | $840 | $537 | $638 | $638 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Public Library | — | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $767 | $986 |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Public Library | Sterling | 70% | — | — | 20 | 50 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Kansas Telcom, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $2K | $2K | $1K | $755 | $745 | $705 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LR Communications Inc | — | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $767 | $986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint - Local Telephone Division | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $696 | $675 | $657 | $632 | $604 | $708 | — | — | — |
| AT&T Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $251 | $247 | $243 | $254 | $351 | $258 | $289 | $217 | — | — | — |
| Cox Communications Kansas, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $638 | $638 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Embarq - United Telephone Co of Kansas FKA Sprint | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $690 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Embarq - United Telephone Co - So Central Kansas FKA Sprint | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $690 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.