Educational Service Unit No 03
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 | $6K | — | $3K | — | — | — | $19K | $32K | $32K | $24K | $105K | $80K | $64K | $69K | $67K | $57K | $97K | $92K | $46K | $169K | $137K | $132K | $100K | $175K | $153K | $5K | $50K |
| Average discount rate | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | — | — | — | 50% | 50% | 50% | 40% | 50% | 49% | 48% | 49% | 42% | 46% | 57% | 57% | 46% | 49% | 48% | 47% | 51% | 44% | 44% | 44% | 43% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | — | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | — | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $13K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $15K | $14K | $37K | $12K | $11K | $12K | $8K | $8K | $17K | $12K | $19K | $8K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $5K | $50K |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $5K | $6K | — | $3K | — | — | — | $19K | $32K | $32K | — | $90K | $66K | $26K | $57K | $55K | $45K | $89K | $84K | $29K | $158K | $119K | $125K | $92K | $168K | $146K | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Service Unit No 03 | $13K | $13K | $13K | $9K | $23K | $23K | $19K | $19K | $32K | $33K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Service Unit No 03 | Lavista | 50% | 79,040 | 19,355 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse Communications Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $13K | $17K | $24K | $23K | $21K | $19K | $23K | $39K | $39K | — | $91K | $70K | $67K | — | — | — | — | — |
| US West Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | $71K | $60K | — | — | $166K | — | — | $30K |
| Qwest Communications Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $58K | $92K | — | $146K | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | $5K | $6K | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $77K | $45K | $30K | $36K | $37K | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unite Private Networks, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $19K | $32K | $32K | $11K | $11K | $11K | $11K | $7K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $7K | $8K | $7K | $7K | $7K | — | $6K |
| CoxCom, Inc. dba Cox Communications Omaha | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $50K | $45K | $29K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALLTEL Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | — | $5K | $14K |
| Cox Nebraska Telcom, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $4K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| U S West Interprise America, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dell Marketing LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.