First Regional 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 | $38K | $70K | $95K | $84K | $90K | $96K | $142K | $128K | $154K | $377K | $273K | $287K | $171K | $193K | $152K | $134K | $133K | $103K | $88K | $79K | $69K | $55K | $59K | $79K | $67K | $62K | $46K | $49K |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 73% | 64% | 81% | 70% | 69% | 73% | 69% | 69% | 71% | 71% | 68% | 71% | 63% | 61% | 71% | 66% | 62% | 71% | 72% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,241 | 1,393 | 1,459 | 811 | 628 | 646 | 599 | 532 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,241 | 1,393 | 1,459 | 811 | 628 | 646 | 599 | 532 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $15K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $257K | $287K | $171K | $193K | $152K | $134K | $20K | $103K | $88K | $79K | $69K | $54K | $59K | $64K | $62K | $62K | $46K | $45K |
| Internal Connections | — | — | $26K | — | — | — | $22K | — | — | $239K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $311 | — | $15K | $5K | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $37K | $45K | $43K | $59K | $64K | $77K | $101K | $109K | $144K | $123K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $113K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $399 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | $26K | $26K | $26K | $26K | $18K | $18K | $19K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.J. Chain Public Library | $9K | $8K | $24K | $21K | $15K | $16K | $34K | $19K | $35K | $73K |
| Batesville Public Library | $8K | $8K | $24K | $9K | $9K | $11K | $9K | $10K | $11K | $42K |
| Emily Jones Pointer Public Library | $8K | $8K | $24K | $9K | $9K | $10K | $9K | $10K | $9K | $30K |
| Hernando Public Library | $9K | $8K | $24K | $9K | $9K | $11K | $24K | $24K | $35K | $105K |
| Jessie J. Edwards Public Library | $8K | $8K | $24K | $9K | $9K | $10K | $9K | $10K | $9K | $32K |
| Lafayette County & Oxford Public Library | $9K | $8K | $24K | $9K | $9K | $11K | $10K | $10K | $12K | $68K |
| M. R. Dye Public Library | $8K | $8K | $24K | $9K | $9K | $11K | $11K | $10K | $12K | $49K |
| M.R. Davis Public Library | $8K | $8K | $23K | $9K | $9K | $11K | $14K | $10K | $13K | $72K |
| Robert C. Irwin Public Library | $8K | $8K | $24K | $9K | $9K | $11K | $10K | $10K | $9K | $40K |
| Robinsonville Public Library | $8K | $8K | $24K | $9K | $9K | $10K | $9K | $10K | $9K | $29K |
| Sam Lapidus Memorial Public Library | $8K | $8K | $24K | $9K | $9K | $10K | $9K | $10K | $9K | $29K |
| Sardis Public Library | $8K | $8K | $24K | $9K | $9K | $11K | $9K | $10K | $9K | $29K |
| Senatobia Public Library | $8K | $8K | $24K | $9K | $9K | $11K | $9K | $10K | $10K | $37K |
| Walls Public Library | $8K | $8K | $24K | $9K | $9K | $10K | $9K | $10K | $10K | $34K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.J. Chain Public Library | Olive Branch | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Batesville Public Library | Batesville | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Emily Jones Pointer Public Library | Como | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Hernando Public Library | Hernando | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Jessie J. Edwards Public Library | Coldwater | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Lafayette County & Oxford Public Library | Oxford | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| M. R. Dye Public Library | Horn Lake | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| M.R. Davis Public Library | Southaven | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Robert C. Irwin Public Library | Tunica | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Robinsonville Public Library | Robinsonville | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Sam Lapidus Memorial Public Library | Crenshaw | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Sardis Public Library | Sardis | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Senatobia Public Library | Senatobia | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Walls Public Library | Walls | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC | — | — | — | $52K | $52K | $58K | $80K | $30K | $36K | $52K | $273K | $284K | $168K | $192K | $147K | $129K | $127K | $100K | $84K | $73K | $54K | $50K | $50K | $60K | $58K | $58K | $46K | $42K |
| Synergetics Diversified Computer Services, Inc | $399 | $26K | $26K | $26K | $26K | $18K | $40K | $19K | $3K | $239K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $17K | $79K | $114K | $85K | — | — | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $4K | $3K | $4K | — | $4K |
| Telepak Networks, Inc. | $37K | $45K | $43K | $6K | $12K | $12K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Access Integrated Networks, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $13K | $3K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — |
| ConvergeOne, Inc. | — | — | $26K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Business Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $13K | $5K | — | — | — |
| CenturyTel of North Mississippi, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $575 | $1K | — | $3K | $2K | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | $2K | $1K | $1K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cellular South, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $3K | $3K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BellSouth Long Distance, Inc. dba AT&T Long Distance Service | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $950 | $923 | $919 | $922 | $925 | $982 | $628 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.