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 | $17K | $9K | $8K | $144K | $8K | $22K | $14K | $13K | $73K | $14K | $42K | $25K | $23K | $10K | $31K | $21K | $19K | $14K | $13K | $11K | $13K | $19K | $19K | $18K | $11K | $10K | $172K | $29K |
| Average discount rate | 88% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 67% | 70% | 80% | 80% | 83% | 83% | 78% | 72% | 75% | 72% | 75% | 71% | 73% | 75% | 73% | 76% | 73% | 77% | 80% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 550 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 550 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $778 | $1K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $13K | $23K | $21K | $10K | $28K | $21K | $19K | $14K | $13K | $7K | $13K | $19K | $19K | $18K | $11K | $10K | $16K | $10K |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | $136K | — | $11K | — | — | $59K | — | $25K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $156K | $15K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $8K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $11K | $14K | $13K | $13K | $13K | — | $2K | $2K | — | $2K | — | — | — | — | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Elementary School | $3K | $5K | $11K | $55K | $8K | $11K | $7K | $7K | $37K | $8K |
| Milton Elementary School | $8K | $10K | $15K | $59K | $13K | $22K | $20K | $20K | $50K | $21K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Elementary School | Bedford | 85% | 372 | 350 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Rural |
| Milton Elementary School | Milton | 85% | 208 | 195 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme Networks | — | — | — | $136K | — | — | — | — | $59K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $557 | $8K | $7K | $9K | $9K | $9K | $8K | $12K | $11K | $9K | $12K | $13K | $15K | $15K | $8K | $9K | $15K | $10K |
| Time Warner Cable Business LLC | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $14K | $13K | $14K | $14K | $16K | $13K | $13K | — | $17K | $11K | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tennmark Telecommunications Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $61K | — |
| International Business Machines Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $34K | $15K |
| Accent Systems, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $45K | — |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $8K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avaya Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $25K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $538 |
| BellSouth Long Distance, Inc. dba AT&T Long Distance Service | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qwest Communications Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $2K | $3K | $1K | $2K | $1K | $941 | — |
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.