Educational Service Unit No 09
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 | $6K | $11K | $11K | $11K | $8K | $11K | $264 | $810 | $14K | $14K | $19K | $31K | $37K | $34K | $41K | $45K | $41K | $42K | $30K | $29K | $28K | $26K | $20K | $29K | $15K | $26K |
| Average discount rate | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 10% | 30% | 57% | 71% | 69% | 69% | 67% | 66% | 65% | 65% | 65% | 66% | 62% | 65% | 64% | 61% | 60% | 60% | 61% | 55% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 750 | 750 | 750 | 640 | 1,000 | 700 | 550 | 550 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 750 | 750 | 750 | 640 | 1,000 | 700 | 550 | 550 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $264 | $810 | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | $14K | $19K | $31K | $30K | $27K | $25K | $19K | $30K | $30K | $25K | $27K | $26K | $24K | $14K | $24K | $13K | $24K |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $5K | $6K | $6K | $11K | $11K | $11K | $8K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $7K | $15K | $27K | $11K | $12K | $5K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $5K | $5K | $2K | $2K |
| 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 09 | $3K | $3K | $3K | $8K | $7K | $6K | $5K | $7K | $1K | $3K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Service Unit No 09 | Hastings | 70% | 8,690 | 3,596 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $6K | $29K | $35K | $34K | $29K | $37K | $34K | $34K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AllTel Communications Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $858 | $806 | $752 | $23K | $21K | $20K | $18K | $18K | $14K | $10K | $14K |
| U S West | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $7K | — | $6K | $5K | — |
| ALLO COMMUNICATIONS LLC | — | — | $4K | $11K | $11K | $11K | $8K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charter Fiberlink - Nebraska, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | $11K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MCI Communications Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | — | $11K |
| ALLO Asset Entity 1, LLC | $5K | $6K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $4K | $2K | $2K | — | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qwest Communications Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hamilton Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $134 | $330 | $346 | $296 | $286 | $464 | — | $578 |
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.