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 | $79K | $14K | $16K | $81K | $3K | — | $169K | $5K | $3K | $14K | $54K | $24K | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 60% | 65% | 60% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 10% | 40% | 62% | 63% | 62% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 100 | 100 | 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 | $14K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $15K | $21K | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $79K | $11K | $13K | $78K | — | — | $169K | $5K | — | — | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | $13K | $3K | $298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce M. Whittier Middle School | $17K | $3K | $3K | $16K | — | — | $25K | $945 | $1K | $3K |
| Regional School Unit 16 District Office | $749 | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce M. Whittier Middle School | Poland | 60% | 282 | 97 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Regional School Unit 16 District Office | Poland | 60% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ePlus Technology, Inc. | — | — | — | $64K | — | — | $169K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blue Spruce Technologies, Inc | $79K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Time Warner Cable Business LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $7K | $28K | $10K | $13K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHI International Corpo. | — | $11K | $13K | $13K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $7K | $10K | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEK, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | — | — | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Northern New England Telephone Operations LLC | — | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | — | $225 | $187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mid-Maine Telecom LLC (wholly owned sub of Otelco Inc) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States Cellular Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $141 | $552 | $759 | $651 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $623 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.