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 | $2K | $33K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $21K | $15K | $2K | $12K | $22K | $131K | — | $224K | $236K | $305K | $346K | $344K | $304K | $291K | $151K | $205K | $147K | $216K | $139K | $167K | $162K | $153K | $163K |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 85% | 80% | 20% | 40% | 73% | — | 79% | 79% | 82% | 77% | 75% | 75% | 71% | 70% | 72% | 73% | 69% | 72% | 74% | 72% | 73% | 75% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 73 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | $22K | $30K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $48K | — | $127K | $135K | $180K | $230K | $239K | $225K | $244K | $109K | $164K | $111K | $190K | $16K | $31K | $34K | $145K | $140K |
| Internal Connections | — | $28K | — | — | — | $18K | — | — | — | — | $21K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $21K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $15K | $2K | — | — | $31K | — | $98K | $101K | $125K | $116K | $104K | $79K | $47K | $42K | $40K | $36K | $26K | $123K | $136K | $128K | $8K | $2K |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | $2K | $796 | $1K | $2K | $235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrien County Juvenile Center | $6K | $3K | $593 | $2K | $2K | $2K | $1K | $2K | $7K | $11K |
| Blossomland Learning Center | $9K | $15K | $4K | $5K | $5K | $13K | $10K | $7K | $4K | $9K |
| Lighthouse Education Center | $7K | $13K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $11K | $1K | $2K | $4K | $9K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrien County Juvenile Center | Berrien Center | 80% | 35 | 33 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Rural |
| Blossomland Learning Center | Berrien Springs | 80% | 168 | 140 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Rural |
| Lighthouse Education Center | Saint Joseph | 80% | 104 | 87 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBC Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | $14K | $67K | — | $96K | $108K | $149K | $201K | $198K | $183K | $189K | $64K | $118K | $73K | $128K | $94K | $134K | $126K | $135K | $128K |
| Merit Network, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $29K | — | $74K | $77K | $111K | $94K | $88K | $79K | $47K | $42K | $40K | $36K | $26K | $28K | $27K | $24K | $8K | $2K |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $7K | $12K | — | $48K | $46K | $40K | $43K | $43K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon North Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $874 | $3K | $12K | $13K | $23K | $29K | $29K | $17K | $36K | — | — | — | — | — |
| AllTel Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $28K | $29K | $16K | $15K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $15K | $23K | $14K | $7K | $8K | $10K | $12K |
| Vector Tech Group | — | $28K | — | — | — | $19K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Business Communications | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Software Services Group, Inc.DBA Secant Technologies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $16K |
| Delta Network Services LLC | — | $2K | $796 | $1K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.