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 | — | $16K | $33K | $32K | $33K | $45K | $50K | $39K | $30K | $31K | — | $23K | — | — | — | — | $3K | $3K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 40% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 40% | — | — | — | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,333 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 750 | 500 | 501 | 127 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 1,333 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 750 | 500 | 501 | 127 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $4K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | — | — | — | — | $3K | $3K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $16K | $33K | $32K | $33K | $45K | $50K | $37K | $26K | $28K | — | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Institute | $21K | $16K | $33K | $32K | $63K | $50K | $88K | $43K | $45K | $50K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Institute | Princeton | 90% | 78 | 63 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 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 |
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| Crown Castle Fiber LLC | — | $16K | $16K | $16K | $16K | $22K | $21K | $21K | $21K | $19K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Granite Telecommunications, LLC | — | — | $17K | $16K | $17K | $23K | $28K | $16K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cogent Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $621 | $3K | $1K | — | $2K | — | — | — | — | $528 | $420 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon New Jersey Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Block Line Systems, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $106 | $967 | $2K | — | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cingular Wireless | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $592 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.