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 | — | — | — | — | — | $16K | $32K | $5K | $36K | $19K | $29K | $33K | $39K | $40K | $30K | $19K | $33K | $20K | $32K | $24K | $60K | $77K | $87K | $175K | $332K | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | — | — | 90% | 90% | — | 90% | 90% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 72% | 54% | 72% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | — | — | 10 | 30 | — | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | — | — | 10 | 30 | — | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $122 | $4K | $3K | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $20K | $33K | $37K | $38K | $29K | $18K | $31K | $19K | $31K | $24K | $60K | $77K | $81K | $132K | $111K | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $42K | $221K | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | — | — | — | — | $16K | $32K | $5K | $32K | $16K | — | — | $2K | $2K | $936 | $810 | $2K | $1K | $1K | — | — | — | — | $1K | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetser | — | — | $23K | $16K | — | $16K | $32K | $34K | $36K | $39K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetser | Saco | 90% | 102 | 94 | 10 | 10 | 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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| Verizon Maine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $26K | $24K | $54K | $72K | $76K | $128K | $107K | — | — | — |
| Northern New England Telephone Operations LLC | — | — | — | — | — | $16K | $32K | $5K | $36K | $19K | $29K | $33K | $37K | $38K | $29K | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Systems Engineering, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $42K | $80K | — | — | — |
| Verizon Select Services Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $87K | — | — | — |
| Mid-Maine Telecom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $31K | $19K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mainley Macintosh dba Mainely Mac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $50K | — | — | — |
| CTC Communications Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $6K | $5K | $4K | $3K | — | — | — |
| Time Warner Cable Business LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $2K | $936 | $810 | $2K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apple Computer, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Central Maine Communication Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | — | — | — |
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.