The Polk County Public 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 |
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| Total E-Rate subsidies | $7K | $13K | $9K | $24K | $5K | $9K | $6K | $4K | $5K | $16K | $6K | $8K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $7K | $8K | $4K | $7K | $4K | $3K | $4K | $5K | $6K | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 88% | 88% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 50% | 67% | 73% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 71% | 65% | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 250 | 250 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 250 | 250 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $840 | $2K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $840 | $840 | $2K | $2K | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | $18K | — | $4K | — | — | — | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $4K | $8K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $4K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $5K | $2K | $5K | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $5K | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $3K | $5K | $4K | $360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Library | $7K | $6K | $5K | $12K | $2K | $5K | $3K | $2K | $3K | $10K |
| Saluda Library | $7K | $6K | $5K | $12K | $2K | $4K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $8K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Library | Columbus | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Saluda Library | Saluda | 85% | — | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e-Polk, Inc. | $4K | $8K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $840 | $2K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brooks Network Services, LLC | $3K | $5K | $4K | $19K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charter Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $792 | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Solutions Unlimited, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AllTel Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $2K | $4K | $1K | $2K | — | — | — |
| Mountain Area Information Network | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $5K | — | — | — |
| Pharr Technologies, Co. | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saluda Mountain Tel. Co. dba TDS Telecom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $850 | — | — | — | — |
| TDS Net dba TDS Telecom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.