Step Special Torah Education Program
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 | $9K | $97K | $88K | $90K | $80K | $59K | — | — | $42K | $42K | $60K | — | $38K | $104K | $22K | $19K | $17K | $21K | $23K | $56K | $28K | $90K | $77K | $79K | $1K | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 60% | 66% | 82% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,433 | 1,000 | 200 | 75 | 156 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,342 | 1,000 | 200 | 75 | 156 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $675 | $1K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $36K | — | $38K | $12K | $10K | $8K | $6K | $7K | $9K | $6K | $12K | $14K | $16K | $7K | $1K | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $89K | — | — | — | — | — | $34K | — | $75K | $61K | $72K | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $9K | $97K | $88K | $90K | $80K | $59K | — | — | $41K | $41K | $21K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $12K | $11K | $11K | $14K | $14K | $17K | $17K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unspecified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step Special Torah Education Program | $97K | $97K | $88K | $90K | $80K | $59K | $54K | $70K | $47K | $56K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step Special Torah Education Program | Brooklyn | 90% | 60 | 50 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ready Voice & Data, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $92K | $12K | $11K | $11K | $14K | $14K | $50K | $17K | $75K | $61K | $72K | — | — | — | — |
| Top Communications Inc | — | — | $88K | $48K | $42K | $31K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Panim Lapanim Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $41K | $41K | $36K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mazel Communications Inc | — | — | — | $42K | $38K | $28K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Top Quality Communication Inc | $9K | $97K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $675 | $1K | $3K | — | $10K | $10K | $8K | $6K | $5K | $5K | $7K | $5K | $10K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cingular Wireless | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $14K | $5K | $246 | — | — | — |
| Selectcentral Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $26K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Communications Pioneer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $21K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon- New York Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $2K | $1K | $2K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $933 | $2K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $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.