Overview

Indicator2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Total E-Rate subsidies$629K$1.0M$1.0M$1.6M$1.6M$1.7M$1.7M$1.8M$1.7M$1.7M$1.5M$2.0M$1.8M$2.0M$1.9M$1.9M$1.9M$2.0M$1.9M$1.8M$1.7M$1.7M$1.7M$1.7M$1.3M$49K$77K$23K
Average discount rate63%63%62%62%61%60%61%60%61%61%59%63%65%66%64%65%64%61%60%60%64%64%63%65%62%62%57%55%
Schools & libraries (in this area)1111111111
Service providers3333444444444442233322223463
Avg download speed (Mbps)77,04583,37840,04296,38695,12893,25456,99018,7689,6759,880
Avg upload speed (Mbps)77,04583,37840,13296,38695,12893,25456,99018,7689,6759,880

Subsidies by E-Rate service type

Service type2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Voice
Telecomm Services$1.4M$1.8M$1.7M$1.9M$1.8M$1.8M$1.8M$1.9M$1.8M$1.7M$1.6M$1.6M$1.5M$1.5M$1.2M$23K$25K$8K
Internal Connections$24K
Data Transmission and/or Internet Access$629K$1.0M$1.0M$1.6M$1.6M$1.7M$1.7M$1.8M$1.7M$1.7M$139K$154K$147K$143K$130K$106K$102K$88K$88K$87K$115K$150K$156K$160K$87K$26K$28K$16K
Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections
Managed Internal Broadband Services

Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution

Recipient2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
East Fairview School$1K$779$12K$5K$5K$5K$5K$7K$6K$7K

Recipient demographics

RecipientCityDiscount RateStudentsNSLPDown MbpsUp MbpsUrban/Rural
East Fairview SchoolFairview64%10232100,000100,000Rural

Subsidies by service provider (top 10)

Service provider2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Dakota Carrier Network$627K$965K$986K$1.6M$1.6M$1.6M$1.6M$1.7M$1.7M$1.7M$1.5M$1.9M$1.8M$2.0M$1.9M$1.9M$1.9M$1.9M$1.8M$1.7M$1.6M$1.6M$1.5M$1.5M$1.2M
Sprint Long Distance/Internet Access$88K$88K$87K$115K$150K$156K$160K$87K$15K$16K
SRT Communications, Inc.$2K$10K$8K$9K$9K$9K$10K$10K$10K$11K$8K$16K$17K$18K$17K$16K$16K$14K$13K$9K$5K$4K
Midcontinent Communications, Inc.$47K$49K$5K$5K$5K$3K$5K$6K$7K$7K$7K$6K$3K$1K
North Dakota Telephone Company$4K$5K$4K$4K$4K$3K$3K$4K$4K$7K$1K
State of North Dakota-Information Services Division$26K$13K
US-West Communications, Inc.$11K$19K$4K
Enstar Networking Corporation$24K
Souris River Telecommunications Company$11K
Ekman, Inc. d/b/a Corporate Technologies

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.