Overview

Indicator2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Total E-Rate subsidies$24K$40K$40K$40K$30K$28K$28K$35K$36K$39K
Average discount rate80%80%80%80%80%80%80%41%52%65%
Schools & libraries (in this area)1111111111
Service providers2222222333
Avg download speed (Mbps)1,0001,0001,0001,000500500500200200200
Avg upload speed (Mbps)1,0001,0001,0001,000500500500200200200

Subsidies by E-Rate service type

Service type2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Voice$635$2K$3K
Telecomm Services
Internal Connections
Data Transmission and/or Internet Access$9K$23K$23K$23K$13K$13K$13K$19K$19K$21K
Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections
Managed Internal Broadband Services$14K$17K$17K$17K$17K$16K$15K$16K$15K$15K

Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution

Recipient2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Lake Forest Charter$27K$40K$40K$40K$30K$28K$28K$35K$59K$39K

Recipient demographics

RecipientCityDiscount RateStudentsNSLPDown MbpsUp MbpsUrban/Rural
Lake Forest CharterNew Orleans85%7535633,0003,000Urban

Subsidies by service provider (top 10)

Service provider2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
ICT, Inc. Computer$14K$17K$17K$17K$17K$16K$15K$16K$15K$15K
Cox Commuications Louisiana, LLC$23K$23K$23K$13K$13K$13K
Cox Louisiana Telcom, LLC$9K$19K$21K$24K
Sprint Spectrum, L.P.$42$210

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.