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 | $56K | $75K | $43K | $59K | $50K | $52K | $73K | $48K | $56K | $84K | $163K | $194K | $161K | $290K | $58K | $49K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 88% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 87% | 88% | 48% | 58% | 60% | 77% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 | 500 | 200 | 200 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 | 500 | 200 | 200 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $10K | $16K | $36K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $108K | $108K | $59K | $55K | $46K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | $63K | — | — | — | $59K | — | — | $181K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $24K | $32K | — | $17K | $15K | $15K | $11K | $11K | $11K | $68K | $68K | $86K | $52K | $50K | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | $7K | $8K | — | $5K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $32K | $43K | $43K | $43K | $29K | $29K | — | $31K | $31K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kipp Baltimore | $75K | $75K | $59K | $59K | $52K | $52K | $73K | $48K | $56K | $89K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kipp Baltimore | Baltimore | 85% | 1,412 | 1,412 | 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. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $8K | $14K | $32K | $103K | $103K | $55K | $51K | $42K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Communications Co. L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $68K | $68K | $67K | $48K | $46K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominiontek Inc. | — | — | — | — | $35K | $37K | $63K | $35K | $36K | — | $59K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACS International Resouces, Inc | $32K | $43K | $43K | $43K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cogent Communications, Inc. | $24K | $32K | — | $17K | $15K | $15K | $11K | $11K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daly Computers, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $101K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carousel Industries of North America, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $57K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Maryland LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $466 | $1K | $2K | $4K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BELL INDUSTRIES INC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $23K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SherWeb, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $19K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.