Plains Community 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 |
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| Total E-Rate subsidies | $945 | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $768 | $1K | $802 | $796 | $1K | $1K | $1000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 80% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 62% | 59% | 63% | 77% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 70% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
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| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $72 | $380 | $567 | $687 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $985 | $976 | $768 | $1K | $802 | $796 | $738 | $750 | $615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $147 | $82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $945 | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $584 | $486 | $486 | $756 | $756 | — | — | — | — | $440 | $439 | $385 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wi-Fi Hotspots Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plains Community Library | $1K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $1K | $1K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plains Community Library | Plains | 85% | — | — | 100 | 100 | 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 |
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| United Telephone Assn., Inc. | — | — | — | — | $2K | $4K | $4K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $324 | $467 | $529 | $908 | $899 | $700 | $953 | $737 | $730 | $687 | $685 | $556 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United Wireless Communications, Inc. | $945 | $1K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southwestern Bell Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $584 | $486 | $486 | $756 | $756 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SouthWest Kansas Online | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $440 | $439 | $385 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SBC Long Distance, LLC. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $56 | $100 | $158 | $76 | $77 | $68 | $96 | $65 | $65 | $51 | $65 | $59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frugal,Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insight Public Sector Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PCMG, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHI International Corpo. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.