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 | $160K | $29K | — | — | — | $19K | $104K | — | — | $8K | $15K | $24K | $28K | $30K | $29K | $23K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 60% | 50% | — | — | — | 60% | 60% | — | — | 20% | 50% | 55% | 59% | 59% | 59% | 57% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | $15K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $24K | $28K | $30K | $29K | $23K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $160K | $29K | — | — | — | $19K | $104K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connors Emerson Elem School | $18K | — | — | — | — | $1K | $18K | — | — | $1K |
| Frenchboro Elementary School | $18K | $15K | $16K | $31K | $32K | $36K | $35K | $36K | $38K | $39K |
| Mount Desert Island High School | $18K | $12K | — | — | — | $13K | $19K | — | — | $1K |
| Trenton Elementary School | $18K | — | — | — | — | $1K | $18K | — | — | $1K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connors Emerson Elem School | Bar Harbor | 60% | 326 | 47 | — | — | Rural |
| Frenchboro Elementary School | Frenchboro | 60% | 0 | 0 | 200 | 200 | Rural |
| Mount Desert Island High School | Bar Harbor | 60% | 464 | 76 | — | — | Rural |
| Trenton Elementary School | Trenton | 60% | 119 | 48 | — | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Spruce Technologies, Inc | $160K | $29K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ePlus Technology, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | $19K | $104K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATT Mobility | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $5K | $9K | $12K | $15K | $13K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mid-Maine Telecom LLC (wholly owned sub of Otelco Inc) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $14K | $13K | $15K | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MID-MAINE TELPLUS LLC (wholly owned sub of Otelco Inc.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $9K | $13K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Island Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Systems Engineering, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.