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 | $6K | $7K | $18K | $11K | $11K | $2K | $2K | $5K | $7K | $6K | — | $12K | $10K | $9K | $11K | $6K | $38K | $7K | $5K | $4K | $15K | $2K | $925 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 88% | 88% | 80% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 50% | 54% | 56% | — | 80% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 90% | 80% | 80% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 175 | 175 | 175 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 38 | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 158 | 158 | 155 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $791 | $2K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $9K | $9K | $6K | $11K | $2K | $7K | $3K | $919 | $973 | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $28K | — | — | — | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $6K | $6K | $8K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $4K | $5K | $3K | — | $2K | $989 | $3K | — | $3K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | — | $925 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | $955 | $10K | $10K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unspecified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Prep 4035-07 | $8K | $9K | $19K | $13K | $13K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $11K | $9K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Prep 4035-07 | Saint Paul | 90% | 147 | 124 | 300 | 300 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDS Metrocom, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $213 | — | $6K | $6K | $6K | $6K | $6K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nology Networks LLC | — | $955 | $10K | $10K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Business Communications | — | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $3K | $1K | — | $2K | — | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDW-G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $18K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tekstar Communications, Inc. | $6K | $6K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Northland Datacomm Co. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $140 | $308 | $343 | — | $4K | $4K | — | — | — | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vonage Business LTD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $4K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Home Electronics Solutions, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RCC Financials, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $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.