Little Crow Telemedia Network
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 |
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| Total E-Rate subsidies | — | — | $319K | $296K | $307K | $297K | $318K | $335K | $335K | $336K | $352K | $401K | $215K | $212K | $215K | $209K | $213K | $219K | $244K | $299K | $298K | $285K | $277K | $328K | $324K | $479K | $63K | $88K |
| Average discount rate | — | — | 72% | 65% | 66% | 71% | 67% | 67% | 67% | 55% | 64% | 68% | 68% | 67% | 68% | 66% | 65% | 64% | 63% | 64% | 63% | 62% | 61% | 61% | 59% | 59% | 56% | 54% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | 10,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $616 | $547 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $340K | $401K | $215K | $212K | $215K | $209K | $213K | $219K | $244K | $299K | $298K | $285K | $277K | $328K | $277K | $402K | $63K | $88K |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | $12K | $14K | $4K | $25K | — | — | — | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | — | $314K | $284K | $292K | $293K | $293K | $335K | $335K | $335K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $47K | $76K | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini Learning Center | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K |
| Maccray Alp | — | — | $9K | $10K | $18K | $10K | $11K | $11K | $12K | $18K |
| Maccray East Elementary School | — | — | — | $10K | $18K | $14K | $11K | $11K | $24K | $19K |
| Maccray West Elementary School | — | — | — | $10K | $18K | $14K | $11K | $11K | $20K | $21K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini Learning Center | Willmar | 67% | 8 | 8 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Maccray Alp | Clara City | 72% | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Maccray East Elementary School | Raymond | 65% | 202 | 70 | 3,500 | 3,500 | Rural |
| Maccray West Elementary School | Maynard | 65% | 202 | 76 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $213K | $210K | $213K | $207K | $212K | $218K | $242K | $298K | $296K | $283K | $235K | $285K | $253K | $400K | — | — |
| New Ulm Telecom, Inc. | — | — | $314K | $284K | $292K | $293K | $293K | $335K | $335K | $335K | $340K | $400K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Minnesota Independent Interexchange Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $22K | $76K | $35K | $52K |
| Hutchinson Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $40K | $40K | $48K | $209 | $5K | $6K |
| Sprint/United Telephone Company of Minnesota | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $293 | $288 | $269 | $14K | $20K |
| Tech Check, LLC | — | — | $4K | $12K | $14K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $25K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AllTel Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $1K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $1K | $650 | $944 |
| GTE Minnesota | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | $9K |
| HCI Data Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.