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 | $2K | $5K | $7K | — | $4K | $14K | $12K | $20K | $12K | — | $12K | $14K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $679 | $3K | $10K | $10K | $3K | $2K | $1K | $1K | $2K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $11K |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 40% | 43% | 55% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 70% | 70% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 70% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $394 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $679 | $3K | $1K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $946 | $2K | $1K |
| Internal Connections | — | $3K | $6K | — | — | $704 | — | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $9K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $2K | $3K | $912 | — | $4K | $13K | $12K | $13K | $12K | — | $12K | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | $9K | $7K | $635 | $624 | — | $286 | $892 | $286 | $955 | $170 | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spalding Academy | $3K | $5K | $8K | — | $4K | $14K | $13K | $21K | $13K | $5K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spalding Academy | Spalding | 70% | 61 | 23 | 100 | 100 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Plains Communications, Inc. | $2K | $3K | $912 | — | $4K | $13K | $12K | $13K | $12K | — | $12K | $13K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $679 | $1K | $6K | $6K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K |
| U S West | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $3K | $635 | $624 | — | — | $606 | — | $676 | $462 | $2K |
| Prime Communications, Inc. | — | $2K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bridgette, Inc. DBA Cutting Edge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K |
| SmartWave Technologies, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Business Global LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $173 | — | — | — | $864 | — | $1K | — | — | — | — | $172 | $357 | $168 | — | — |
| United States Cellular Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $214 | $672 | — | $851 | $802 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $829 | $928 | — | — | — | $480 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AllTel Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $385 | $495 | $563 | $480 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDW Government LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.