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 | $12K | $12K | — | $11K | $11K | $11K | $25K | $32K | $32K | — | $32K | $15K | $86K | $87K | $70K | $373K | $74K | $69K | $74K | $94K | $100K | $67K | $75K | $55K | $73K | $73K | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 87% | — | 88% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 50% | 60% | 77% | 89% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | — | 300 | 300 | 225 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | — | 300 | 300 | 225 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $32K | — | $68K | $76K | $60K | $65K | $62K | $57K | $64K | $58K | $63K | $54K | $64K | $44K | $61K | $59K | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $296K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $12K | $12K | — | $11K | $11K | $11K | $25K | $32K | $32K | — | — | $15K | $17K | $11K | $10K | $11K | $11K | $12K | $10K | $36K | $36K | $12K | $12K | $12K | $12K | $14K | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Woods School | $12K | $16K | — | $11K | $11K | $11K | $25K | $32K | $34K | $20K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Woods School | Piney Woods | 90% | 76 | 66 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $56K | $63K | $50K | $56K | $56K | $46K | $49K | $52K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AllTel Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $51K | $40K | $50K | $27K | $43K | $43K | — | — |
| CONTACT NETWORK, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | $25K | $32K | $32K | — | $32K | $15K | $17K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Netrix, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $147K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RKON Technologies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $142K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS SERVICES, INC - CONSOLIDATED | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $13K | $10K | $9K | $6K | $4K | $7K | $6K | $6K | $8K | $7K | $10K | $10K | $5K | — | — |
| BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $13K | $11K | $13K | $12K | $12K | $12K | $12K | $14K | — | — |
| AT&T Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | $11K | $10K | $11K | $11K | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southern Light, LLC | $12K | $12K | — | $11K | $11K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Business Global LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $5K | — | $6K | $6K | $7K | $6K | $8K | $8K | — | — |
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.