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 | — | $37K | — | — | — | $25K | — | — | $16K | $6K | $21K | $49K | $56K | $60K | $36K | $42K | $28K | $29K | $25K | $34K | $33K | $31K | $40K | $17K | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 88% | — | — | 90% | 90% | 90% | 50% | 50% | 63% | 77% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | — | 10,000 | — | — | 10,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 100 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | — | 10,000 | — | — | 10,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 100 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | $6K | $21K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $43K | $44K | $50K | $26K | $32K | $21K | $22K | $18K | $24K | $23K | $21K | $22K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | — | — | $7K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $37K | — | — | — | $25K | — | — | $13K | — | — | $6K | $12K | $10K | $10K | $10K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $5K | $10K | $11K | $11K | $11K | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unspecified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compass | — | $37K | — | — | $58K | $25K | $25K | $27K | $23K | $29K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compass | Dorchester | 80% | 65 | 36 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $6K | $9K | $38K | $39K | $43K | $18K | $21K | $18K | $20K | $18K | $17K | $17K | $21K | $22K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Business Communications | — | $37K | — | — | — | $25K | — | — | $13K | — | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Center for Educational Leadership & Technology | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $12K | $10K | $10K | $10K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Merrimack Education Center | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | $11K | $11K | $11K | — | — | — | — |
| Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $5K | $7K | $7K | $8K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon-Massachusetts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $6K | — | — | $6K | — | — | — | — |
| Apple Computer, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | — | — | — | — | — |
| CBE Technologies, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATT Mobility | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Select Services Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.