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 | — | $33K | $62K | $72K | $78K | $58K | $67K | $83K | $63K | $67K | $102K | $67K | $69K | $59K | $52K | $82K | $63K | $65K | $73K | $67K | $54K | $57K | $65K | $37K | $33K | $36K | $39K | — |
| Average discount rate | 60% | 60% | 60% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 34% | 57% | 64% | 60% | 63% | 63% | 60% | 64% | 60% | 58% | 57% | 56% | 52% | 52% | 51% | 53% | 48% | 52% | 54% | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | — | — | 600 | 600 | 600 | 400 | 50 | 50 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | — | — | 35 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $33K | $54K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $64K | $66K | $57K | $50K | $82K | $63K | $65K | $73K | $67K | $54K | $52K | $59K | $37K | $33K | $36K | $39K | — |
| Internal Connections | — | $10K | $39K | $71K | $77K | $57K | $66K | $82K | $51K | $34K | $48K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | — | $828 | $966 | $966 | $966 | $840 | $840 | $840 | — | — | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | $23K | $23K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonny Eagle High School | — | $4K | $7K | $8K | $13K | $17K | — | — | $52K | $12K |
| Bonny Eagle Middle School | — | $4K | $7K | $8K | $13K | $17K | $58K | — | $873 | $12K |
| Buxton Center Elementary School | — | $4K | $7K | $8K | $13K | $14K | — | $45K | $873 | $10K |
| Edna Libby Elementary School | — | $4K | $7K | $8K | $13K | $5K | — | $17K | $873 | $5K |
| Frank Jewett Alternative Middle/High School | — | $4K | $7K | $8K | $13K | — | — | — | $873 | — |
| George E Jack Elementary School | — | $4K | $7K | $8K | $13K | $5K | $11K | — | $873 | $5K |
| H B Emery Elementary School | — | $4K | $7K | $8K | $13K | $5K | $12K | — | $873 | $4K |
| Hollis Elementary School | — | $4K | $7K | $8K | $13K | $5K | — | $20K | $873 | $5K |
| M.S.A.D. #6 Administration Building | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $873 | $3K |
| M.S.A.D. #6 Bus Garage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $873 | $3K |
| Msad#6 Central Office | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $873 | $3K |
| Msad#6 Technology Office | — | — | $828 | $966 | $966 | $1K | $840 | $924 | $2K | $3K |
| Steep Falls Elementary School | — | $4K | $7K | $8K | $13K | $5K | $5K | — | $873 | $4K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonny Eagle High School | Standish | 60% | 1,048 | 254 | — | — | Rural |
| Bonny Eagle Middle School | Buxton | 60% | 708 | 199 | — | — | Rural |
| Buxton Center Elementary School | Buxton | 60% | 552 | 151 | — | — | Rural |
| Edna Libby Elementary School | Standish | 60% | 311 | 57 | — | — | Rural |
| Frank Jewett Alternative Middle/High School | Buxton | 60% | 0 | 0 | — | — | Rural |
| George E Jack Elementary School | Standish | 60% | 139 | 41 | — | — | Rural |
| H B Emery Elementary School | Limington | 60% | 208 | 57 | — | — | Rural |
| Hollis Elementary School | Hollis Center | 60% | 287 | 69 | — | — | Rural |
| M.S.A.D. #6 Administration Building | Bar Mills | 10% | — | — | — | — | — |
| M.S.A.D. #6 Bus Garage | Standish | 10% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Msad#6 Central Office | Buxton | 10% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Msad#6 Technology Office | Buxton | 60% | — | — | 600 | 35 | — |
| Steep Falls Elementary School | Steep Falls | 60% | 78 | 22 | — | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VoDaVi Technologies LLC | — | $33K | $61K | $71K | $77K | $57K | $66K | $82K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saco River Telegraph & Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $30K | $36K | $35K | $45K | $40K | $37K | $40K | $45K | $25K | $24K | $27K | $29K | — |
| Mid-Maine Telecom LLC (wholly owned sub of Otelco Inc) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $30K | $50K | $57K | $59K | $49K | $42K | $43K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whally Computer Associates, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $51K | $34K | $48K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Standish Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $537 | $1K | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | — | $4K | $12K | $11K | $11K | $10K | $4K | $8K | $7K | $12K | $9K | $9K | $10K | — |
| Verizon Maine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $14K | $14K | $13K | $9K | $13K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cingular Wireless | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $2K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Northern New England Telephone Operations LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | — | $11K | $15K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edline LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | — | — | $828 | $966 | $966 | $966 | — | $840 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.