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 |
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| Total E-Rate subsidies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $5K | $6K | $11K | $17K | — | $41K | $30K | $35K | $45K | $45K | $53K | $182K | $21K | $17K | — | $5K | $8K | $5K | — |
| Average discount rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25% | 40% | 60% | 80% | 80% | — | 75% | 75% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 77% | — | 70% | 66% | 70% | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
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| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $5K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | — | — | $41K | $30K | $35K | $45K | $45K | $53K | $24K | $21K | $17K | — | $5K | $8K | $5K | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $159K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $17K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hichborn Middle School | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $766 | $2K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hichborn Middle School | Howland | 20% | 111 | 79 | — | — | 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 |
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| Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $17K | — | $29K | $30K | $32K | $32K | $32K | $34K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mid-Maine Telecommunications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $4K | $5K | $9K | — | — | $9K | — | — | $9K | $10K | $15K | $20K | $17K | $14K | — | $5K | $8K | $5K | — |
| Communication Technologies, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $119K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hampden Telephone Company DBA TDS Telecom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $39K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RCC Atlantic, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $3K | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — |
| TouchTone Communications Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $68 | $422 | $190 | — | — | — | $338 | — | $869 | $961 | $1K | $1K | $864 | $359 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $790 | $1K | $1K | — | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NEP, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OneStar Long Distance, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Maine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.