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 | — | $48K | $37K | $39K | — | — | — | $60K | $37K | $45K | $51K | $77K | $63K | $109K | $74K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 88% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 86% | 87% | 88% | 57% | 65% | 73% | 82% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,001 | 501 | 502 | 502 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,001 | 501 | 502 | 502 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $8K | $19K | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $68K | $56K | $38K | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | $21K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $28K | — | — | $26K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $17K | $18K | $18K | — | — | — | $29K | $29K | $24K | — | $8K | $7K | $4K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $28K | — | $2K | $16K | — | — | $41K | $46K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | $30K | $19K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Best Academy | — | $59K | $39K | $39K | — | — | $73K | $68K | $62K | $48K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Best Academy | Minneapolis | 90% | 617 | 590 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone Technical Services, LLC. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $28K | — | $2K | $16K | — | — | $67K | $50K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $657 | $1K | $4K | $7K | $49K | $32K | $15K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Business Communications | — | $17K | $18K | $18K | — | — | — | — | $24K | $24K | — | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TDS Metrocom, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $11K | $15K | — | $17K | $22K | $12K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syand Corporation | — | $30K | $19K | $21K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDW Government LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $28K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cogent Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $26K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jive Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| eChalk Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $4K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Mobility | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $2K | — | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.