Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center
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 | $39K | $35K | $34K | $57K | $31K | $22K | $34K | $44K | $51K | $55K | $63K | $106K | $122K | $124K | $110K | $316K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 80% | 80% | 53% | 53% | 66% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 920 | 920 | 1,000 | 775 | 820 | 475 | 210 | 50 | 50 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 807 | 807 | 678 | 534 | 434 | 285 | 47 | 37 | 36 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $10K | $18K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $40K | $68K | $37K | $37K | $32K | $25K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $7K | — | — | $20K | $2K | $2K | — | $8K | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $203K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $32K | $35K | $34K | $37K | $29K | $20K | $34K | $37K | $37K | $44K | $5K | $38K | $86K | $81K | $76K | $82K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $2K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center | $47K | $39K | $35K | $61K | $37K | $24K | $36K | $44K | $51K | $57K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center | Buffalo | 80% | 270 | 149 | 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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| Time Warner Cable Business LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | $30K | $31K | $40K | $52K | $57K | $63K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Source Technical, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $24K | $27K | $23K | $22K | $172K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Time Warner ResCom of New York, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $65K | $63K | $56K | $58K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $32K | $35K | $34K | $37K | $29K | $20K | $4K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buffalo Office Systems, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $2K | $54K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $15K | $15K | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $634 | $1K | $4K | $5K | $6K | $6K | $7K | $13K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $44 | $4K | $5K | $6K | $6K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dunkirk & Fredonia Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $803 | $2K | $2K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alternative Information Systems | — | — | — | $20K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.