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 | $13K | $9K | $19K | $22K | — | $7K | — | $79K | $4K | $21K | $20K | $41K | $27K | $29K | $30K | $23K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | — | 80% | — | 80% | 20% | 45% | 60% | 82% | 72% | 77% | 73% | 73% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $21K | $20K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $35K | $22K | $29K | $30K | $19K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $13K | $9K | $19K | $22K | — | $7K | — | $79K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $4K | — | — | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Hill Elementary School | $6K | $6K | $9K | $9K | $6K | $8K | $5K | $18K | $7K | $9K |
| Ella Lewis Grammar School | $5K | $5K | $6K | $7K | $3K | $4K | $3K | $29K | $7K | $9K |
| Mountain View Middle School | $5K | $5K | $6K | $7K | $3K | $6K | $3K | $39K | $8K | $11K |
| Peninsula School | $6K | $6K | $9K | $9K | $6K | $12K | $6K | $18K | $7K | $9K |
| Sumner Memorial High School | $5K | $5K | $6K | $7K | $3K | $14K | $10K | $39K | $13K | $16K |
| Sumner Middle School | $2K | $2K | $3K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Hill Elementary School | Eastbrook | 80% | 55 | 43 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Ella Lewis Grammar School | Steuben | 80% | 70 | 57 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Mountain View Middle School | Sullivan | 80% | 154 | 105 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Peninsula School | Prospect Harbor | 80% | 61 | 47 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Sumner Memorial High School | Sullivan | 80% | 225 | 130 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Sumner Middle School | Sullivan | 80% | 157 | 103 | — | — | 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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| Mid-Maine Telecom LLC (wholly owned sub of Otelco Inc) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $19K | $16K | $31K | $16K | $21K | $23K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ePlus Technology, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $79K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $9 | $2K | $2K | $4K | $6K | $7K | $7K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDW Government LLC | $13K | $9K | $19K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gov Connection, Inc. | — | — | — | $22K | — | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edlio Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NK Techonologies, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TouchTone Communications Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $154 | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Northern New England Telephone Operations LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| China Telephone Co. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $346 | — | $350 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.