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 | — | — | $19K | $4K | $4K | $10K | $4K | $983 | $4K | $4K | $1K | $11K | $12K | $9K | $8K | $9K | $8K | $6K | $6K | $4K | — | — | — | — | $1K | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 50% | 63% | 70% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 66% | — | — | — | 40% | 40% | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 500 | — | 500 | 500 | 500 | 100 | 100 | 63 | 100 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 500 | — | 500 | 500 | 500 | 100 | 100 | 63 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | $3K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $9K | $11K | $8K | $2K | $9K | $8K | $1K | $1K | $4K | — | — | — | — | $1K | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | $8K | — | — | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | — | $11K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $983 | $2K | $1K | — | $2K | $2K | $1K | $7K | — | — | $5K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | $373 | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wi-Fi Hotspots Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Deaf School | $12K | — | $19K | $11K | $6K | $10K | $5K | $7K | $4K | $7K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Deaf School | Saint Paul | 80% | 155 | 101 | 500 | 500 | 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 |
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| Zayo Enterprise Networks, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $2K | — | $6K | $8K | $6K | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Onvoy, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $6K | — | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CenturyLink Level 3 Communications, LLC | — | — | $11K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qwest Corporation fka US West Communications | — | — | — | — | $4K | $4K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $373 | — | — | — |
| Comcast Business Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $983 | $2K | $1K | — | $2K | $2K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Integra Telecom of Minnesota, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $991 | $1K | $1K | $925 | $828 | $892 | $734 | $716 | $454 | $240 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Onvoy, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matrix Communications, Inc. | — | — | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Network Center, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $112 | $229 | $1K | $2K | $1K | $947 | $540 | $189 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.