Gaston Community Action Inc.
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 | $127K | $54K | $76K | $97K | $65K | $52K | $42K | $91K | $95K | $114K | $158K | $46K | $48K | $73K | $47K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 88% | 90% | 88% | 87% | 87% | 88% | 90% | 30% | 55% | 64% | 78% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 10,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 10,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $12K | $16K | $19K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $36K | $39K | $39K | $26K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $58K | — | — | $26K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $21K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $70K | $54K | $54K | $50K | $51K | $31K | $42K | $87K | $84K | $83K | $94K | $10K | $10K | $7K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | $14K | $20K | — | — | — | $15K | $24K | — | — | $26K | $17K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | $23K | $21K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Office | $9K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $6K | $5K | $11K | $12K | $13K | $14K |
| Cherryville Head Start | $17K | $7K | $10K | $13K | $8K | $8K | $11K | $12K | $13K | $16K |
| Deaton Head Start | $17K | $7K | $10K | $13K | $8K | $8K | $11K | $12K | $13K | $16K |
| Highland Charter Head Start | $43K | $7K | $10K | $13K | $8K | $8K | $11K | $12K | $13K | $16K |
| Lincoln Park Head Start | $17K | $7K | $10K | $13K | $8K | $8K | $11K | $12K | $13K | $16K |
| Oaklawn Head Start | $20K | $7K | $10K | $13K | $8K | $8K | $11K | $12K | $13K | $16K |
| Rankin I Head Start | $17K | $7K | $10K | $13K | $8K | $8K | $11K | $12K | $13K | $16K |
| Rankin Ii Head Start | $17K | $7K | $10K | $13K | $8K | $8K | $11K | $12K | $13K | $16K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Office | Gastonia | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | — |
| Cherryville Head Start | Cherryville | 85% | 40 | 29 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Deaton Head Start | Lincolnton | 85% | 20 | 17 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Highland Charter Head Start | Gastonia | 85% | 135 | 126 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Lincoln Park Head Start | Lincolnton | 85% | 108 | 70 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Oaklawn Head Start | Lincolnton | 90% | 32 | 32 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Rankin I Head Start | Gastonia | 85% | 60 | 56 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Rankin Ii Head Start | Gastonia | 85% | 68 | 61 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $70K | $54K | $54K | $50K | $51K | $31K | $42K | $87K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Time Warner Cable Business LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $84K | $82K | $86K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southeastern Technology Group, Inc. | — | — | $23K | $21K | $14K | $20K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $26K | $17K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $7K | $10K | $14K | $371 | $18K | $23K | $20K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $13K | $16K | $14K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Surazal Systems, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $15K | $45K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Optimus Technology Company | $58K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $532 | $9K | $8K | $8K | $6K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHI International Corpo. | — | — | — | $26K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BellSouth Long Distance, Inc. dba AT&T Long Distance Service | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | — | $20K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.