Columbus County Public Library
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 | $5K | $13K | $5K | $23K | $16K | $12K | $53K | $27K | $23K | $17K | $19K | $16K | $16K | $16K | $14K | $15K | $16K | $34K | — | — | — | — | — | $41K | $32K | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 89% | 87% | 88% | 89% | 89% | 87% | 50% | 60% | 75% | 76% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | — | — | 80% | 80% | — | 79% | 79% | — | 80% | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 3 | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 978 | 1,000 | 660 | 335 | 305 | 305 | 55 | 46 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 218 | 218 | 218 | 43 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $810 | $3K | $4K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $16K | $16K | $16K | $14K | $15K | $16K | $14K | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | $6K | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | $4K | — | $10K | $3K | — | $36K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $20K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $5K | $8K | $5K | $13K | $13K | $12K | $17K | $26K | $20K | $13K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $29K | $27K | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn T. High Memorial Library | $971 | $3K | $2K | $4K | $3K | $7K | $26K | $4K | $5K | $8K |
| Chadbourn Community Library | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $3K | $6K | $4K | $5K | $3K |
| East Columbus Branch Library | $2K | $3K | $3K | $7K | $7K | $2K | $5K | $4K | $5K | $4K |
| Fair Bluff Branch Library | $971 | $3K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $4K |
| Rube Mccray Memorial Library | $971 | $3K | $2K | $3K | $2K | $3K | $6K | $4K | $5K | $4K |
| Tabor City Branch Library | $2K | $5K | $3K | $4K | $2K | $4K | $9K | $4K | $5K | $4K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn T. High Memorial Library | Whiteville | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 400 | Rural |
| Chadbourn Community Library | Chadbourn | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 35 | Rural |
| East Columbus Branch Library | Riegelwood | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 35 | Rural |
| Fair Bluff Branch Library | Fair Bluff | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 400 | Rural |
| Rube Mccray Memorial Library | Lave Waccamaw | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 400 | Rural |
| Tabor City Branch Library | Tabor City | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 35 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Warner Cable Business LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $21K | $15K | $8K | $9K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $5K | $6K | $7K | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $29K | $27K | — | — | — |
| Embarq Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Co. | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC | — | — | — | $6K | $6K | $5K | $6K | $753 | $1K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $1K | — | — | — |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $2K | $6K | $2K | $7K | $6K | $7K | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MER-ICA LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | $36K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gaylord Bros. a Division of the Croydon Company, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $20K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service Telephone Company | — | — | — | $653 | $594 | $583 | $583 | $578 | $1K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $504 | — | — | — |
| Sprint Local Telephone Division | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | $4K | — | — | — |
| Pharr Technologies, Co. | — | $4K | — | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.