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 | $34K | $6K | $17K | — | $11K | — | $44K | — | $3K | $11K | $18K | $37K | $39K | $31K | $29K | $29K | $46K | $48K | $47K | $41K | $14K | $34K | $40K | $41K | $36K | $19K | $29K | $33K |
| Average discount rate | 70% | 70% | 70% | — | 70% | 70% | 70% | — | 10% | 37% | 63% | 77% | 79% | 80% | 80% | 77% | 80% | 76% | 69% | 71% | 69% | 67% | 75% | 61% | 66% | 64% | 64% | 61% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | $11K | $18K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $29K | $30K | $31K | $29K | $29K | $46K | $48K | $47K | $41K | $14K | $34K | $40K | $41K | $36K | $19K | $25K | $33K |
| Internal Connections | $32K | — | $17K | — | $11K | — | $41K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $353 | $403 | $8K | $9K | $192 | $192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medomak Middle School | $6K | $2K | $3K | — | $2K | $345 | — | — | $512 | $2K |
| Warren Community School | $9K | $5K | $5K | $3K | $5K | $4K | $3K | $10K | $6K | $8K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medomak Middle School | Waldoboro | 85% | 281 | 281 | 2 | 2 | Rural |
| Warren Community School | Warren | 85% | 267 | 267 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon Maine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $30K | $29K | $7K | $25K | $27K | $24K | $25K | $9K | $16K | $21K |
| Northern New England Telephone Operations LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $6K | $12K | $14K | $15K | $14K | $14K | $13K | $15K | $32K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tidewater Telecommunications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $933 | $3K | $2K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $5K | $2K | $2K | $3K | $3K | $5K | $5K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $4K |
| New England Communications | $34K | $6K | $17K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Telephone Company dba TDS Telecom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $3K | $6K | $8K | $6K | $7K | $5K | $5K | $6K |
| ePlus Technology, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | $44K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Merrimack County Telephone Company DBA TDS Telecom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $412 | $1K | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TouchTone Communications Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $1K | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | $6K | — | — | — | — |
| Northland Telephone of ME, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $15K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $696 | $204 | — | $589 | $1K | $1K | $2K | $2K |
| United States Cellular Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $110 | $794 | $568 | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | — | $4K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.