Lamar County 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 | $27K | $32K | $70K | $35K | $32K | $76K | $72K | $79K | $88K | $70K | $67K | $65K | $64K | $33K | $29K | $29K | $23K | $19K | $19K | $21K | $14K | $9K | $8K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $3K |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 83% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 73% | 67% | 75% | 85% | 82% | 82% | 82% | 82% | 65% | 66% | 66% | 90% | 71% | 68% | 68% | 67% | 68% | 68% | 62% | 83% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 140 | 140 | 50 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 140 | 140 | 50 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $330 | $720 | $459 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $67K | $65K | $64K | $33K | $29K | $29K | $23K | $19K | $19K | $21K | $14K | $9K | $8K | — | — | $3K | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $2K | $3K | $40K | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | $19K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $25K | $30K | $30K | $30K | $27K | $73K | $70K | $77K | $69K | $69K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $3K | — | $2K | $3K |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L R Boyer Memorial Library | $6K | $6K | $14K | $6K | $6K | $40K | $40K | $39K | $22K | $14K |
| Lumberton Public Library | $6K | $6K | $15K | $6K | $6K | $40K | $40K | $39K | $23K | $15K |
| Oak Grove Public Library | $6K | $6K | $17K | $7K | $6K | $40K | $40K | $39K | $22K | $14K |
| Purvis Public Library | $6K | $6K | $15K | $7K | $6K | $40K | $40K | $39K | $22K | $14K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L R Boyer Memorial Library | Sumrall | 80% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Lumberton Public Library | Lumberton | 80% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Oak Grove Public Library | Hattiesburg | 80% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Purvis Public Library | Purvis | 80% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | $726 | $1K | $2K | $2K | $70K | $67K | $64K | $64K | $32K | $29K | $28K | $23K | $19K | $19K | $21K | $14K | $9K | $8K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $3K |
| AT&T Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | $72K | $69K | $75K | $67K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telepak Networks, Inc. | $27K | $32K | $32K | $32K | $30K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Synergetics Diversified Computer Services, Inc | — | — | $38K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Education Networks of America, Inc. | — | — | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $19K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cellular South, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $459 | $972 | $275 | $276 | $275 | $240 | $180 | $205 | $228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Business Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vital Network Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GKR Systems Inc. dba Venture Technologies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BellSouth Communication Systems LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.