Plum Creek Library System
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 | $20K | $34K | $59K | $44K | $44K | $44K | $56K | $56K | $55K | $59K | $33K | $53K | $26K | $26K | $23K | $23K | $24K | $35K | $40K | $39K | $40K | $42K | $44K | $64K | $159K | $3K | $2K | $2K |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 72% | 75% | 76% | 73% | 73% | 73% | 70% | 69% | 70% | 71% | 71% | 68% | 64% | 66% | 66% | 66% | 66% | 68% | 60% | 65% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 545 | 522 | 421 | 190 | 191 | 191 | 83 | 88 | 88 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 46 | 57 | 52 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $301 | $832 | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $1K | $2K | $159K | $3K | $2K | $2K |
| Internal Connections | $953 | $2K | $17K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $19K | $32K | $43K | $44K | $44K | $44K | $56K | $56K | $55K | $58K | $32K | $49K | $23K | $23K | $20K | $20K | $20K | $33K | $38K | $37K | $38K | $40K | $42K | $62K | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heron Lake Public Library | — | — | $615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson County Library | — | — | $615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lakefield Public Library | — | — | $615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marshall-Lyon County Library | — | — | $615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plum Creek Bookmobile | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $240 |
| Westbrook Public Library | — | — | $615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windom Public Library | — | — | $615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heron Lake Public Library | Heron Lake | 80% | — | — | — | — | Rural |
| Jackson County Library | Jackson | 80% | — | — | — | — | Rural |
| Lakefield Public Library | Lakefield | 80% | — | — | — | — | Rural |
| Marshall-Lyon County Library | Marshall | 80% | — | — | — | — | Rural |
| Plum Creek Bookmobile | Worthington | 80% | — | — | 7 | 1 | Rural |
| Westbrook Public Library | Westbrook | 80% | — | — | — | — | Rural |
| Windom Public Library | Windom | 80% | — | — | — | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Communications of Minnesota, Inc. | $3K | $7K | $10K | $16K | $16K | $15K | $28K | $28K | $27K | $31K | $16K | $31K | $14K | $14K | $11K | $11K | $10K | $9K | $11K | $12K | $10K | $10K | $10K | $10K | $1K | $1K | $514 | $1K |
| Minnesota Independent Interexchange Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $157K | — | — | — |
| Mediacom Minnesota LLC | $6K | $9K | $11K | $12K | $11K | $11K | $15K | $13K | $14K | $15K | $8K | $9K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $2K | $1K | $1K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Ulm Telecom, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | $14K | $12K | $17K | $17K | $17K | $7K | — | — | — | — |
| Clarity Telecom, LLC | $7K | $12K | $12K | $8K | $8K | $7K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $7K | $2K | $5K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Redwood County Telephone Company | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | — | — | — | — |
| OptiStreams, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $567 | $3K | $11K | $42K | — | — | — | — |
| CITIZENS TEL OF MINNESOTA | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $3K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $1K | $563 | $432 | $540 | $407 | $384 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CenturyTel of Minnesota, Inc. | — | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $1K | $1K | $2K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $971 | $1K | $794 | $796 | $1K | $1K | $1K | $933 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clarity Telecom, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $1K | $4K | $3K | $4K | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.