Southwest Plains Regional Service Center
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 | $2K | $2K | $3K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $11K | $11K | $17K | $22K | $28K | $59K | $127K | $98K | $124K | $124K | $124K | $122K | $172K | $314K | $316K | $292K | $102K | $172K | $164K | $8K | $15K | $15K |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 56% | 60% | 69% | 82% | 82% | 82% | 81% | 81% | 81% | 45% | 79% | 80% | 77% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 76% | 60% | 60% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 500 | 500 | 500 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 100 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 500 | 500 | 500 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 100 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $8K | $14K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $33K | $101K | $95K | $122K | $122K | $122K | $122K | $168K | $313K | $315K | $290K | $101K | $170K | $164K | $8K | $15K | $14K |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $2K | $2K | $3K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $11K | $11K | $14K | $14K | $14K | $26K | $26K | $3K | $2K | $1K | $2K | $672 | $4K | $541 | $969 | $2K | $2K | $1K | $336 | — | $259 | $250 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Plains Administration Office | $1K | $1K | $1K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $9K | $9K | $11K | $15K |
| Southwest Plains Regional Service Center | $1K | $1K | $1K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $9K | $9K | $11K | $15K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Plains Administration Office | Sublette | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| Southwest Plains Regional Service Center | Sublette | 80% | 34,701 | 23,733 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pioneer Telephone Association, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $25K | $118K | $93K | $93K | $93K | $93K | $98K | $152K | $295K | $296K | $273K | $88K | $151K | $147K | — | $10K | $12K |
| United Wireless Communications, Inc. | $2K | $2K | $3K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $11K | $11K | $12K | $11K | $11K | — | — | — | $23K | $24K | $22K | $17K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AllTel Communications Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | $8K | $12K | $9K | $7K | $11K | $7K | — | — | — |
| Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $3K | — | $5K | — | $5K | $4K | $6K | $6K | $7K | $9K | $1K | $2K | $1K | — | $1K | — | $1K | $2K |
| Valu-Line of Kansas, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $489 | $7K | $8K | $5K | $9K | $9K | $8K | $4K | $690 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $5K | $11K | $31K | $82 | $493 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cox Communications Kansas, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $3K | $3K | $747 | $1K | $1K | $1K | $583 | $1K | — | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SBC Long Distance, LLC. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $432 | — | $1K | $1K | $1K | $991 | $2K | $2K | $1K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United Telephone Assn., Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | — | — | $394 | $758 | $758 | — | — | — | — | $699 | $261 | — | — | $343 | — | — | — | — | — |
| United Communications Assoc. Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $384 | $1K | $1K | — | — | — | — | $655 | $541 | — | — | $343 | — | — | — | — | — |
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.