Columbia Opportunities, Inc

Billed Entity 16056852 · New York — Upstate

Overview

Indicator2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Total E-Rate subsidies$13K$13K$5K$5K$11K$14K$16K$13K$9K$8K
Average discount rate89%90%90%90%90%90%90%50%64%70%78%90%90%
Schools & libraries (in this area)5445555543
Service providers3233344575454
Avg download speed (Mbps)808080103433543434315
Avg upload speed (Mbps)808080103433543434315

Subsidies by E-Rate service type

Service type2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Voice$1K$3K$4K
Telecomm Services$7K
Internal Connections
Data Transmission and/or Internet Access$13K$13K$5K$5K$11K$14K$14K$10K$5K$316
Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections
Managed Internal Broadband Services

Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution

Recipient2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Columbia Opps - Chatham Head Start - Med - 50 Woodbridge Ave - Chatham$1K$442$442$7K$8K$6K$14K$14K$19K$4K
Columbia Opps - Coi Cac Head Start - 540 Columbia St - Hudson$4K$2K$2K$6K$8K$6K$14K$14K$19K$4K
Columbia Opps - Ichabod Crane Head Start Center - 2872 Route 9 - Valatie$10K$8K$8K$7K$8K$6K$14K$14K$19K
Columbia Opps - Philmont Admin Bldg - 2 Rock St - Philmont
Columbia Opps - Philmont Head Start - 2 Rock St - Philmont$4K$2K$2K$6K$8K$6K$14K$14K$19K$4K
Columbia Opps - Taconic Hills Head Start Center - 73 Cty Rte 11a - Craryville$1K$6K$8K$6K
Hudson Jle Head Start Classrooms John L. Edwards Primary School$14K$14K

Recipient demographics

RecipientCityDiscount RateStudentsNSLPDown MbpsUp MbpsUrban/Rural
Columbia Opps - Chatham Head Start - Med - 50 Woodbridge Ave - ChathamChatham85%13132020Urban
Columbia Opps - Coi Cac Head Start - 540 Columbia St - HudsonHudson90%2424100100Rural
Columbia Opps - Ichabod Crane Head Start Center - 2872 Route 9 - ValatieValatie90%1414100100Rural
Columbia Opps - Philmont Admin Bldg - 2 Rock St - PhilmontPhilmont90%100100
Columbia Opps - Philmont Head Start - 2 Rock St - PhilmontPhilmont85%99100100Rural
Columbia Opps - Taconic Hills Head Start Center - 73 Cty Rte 11a - CraryvilleCraryville85%1111100100Rural
Hudson Jle Head Start Classrooms John L. Edwards Primary SchoolHudson90%3636100100Rural

Subsidies by service provider (top 10)

Service provider2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Mid-Hudson Cablevision$4K$4K$4K$4K$10K$14K$14K$10K$3K$316
Berkshire Telephone Company$8K$9K
Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership)$355$1K$2K$4K
Magna5 LLC$952$1K$3K
CornerStone Telephone Company LLC$1K$3K
FairPoint Vermont, Inc (formerly dba Northland Tele Co of Vt$442$356$442$362$557$692$316$555
Time Warner Cable Business LLC$649
FairPoint Communications
Earthlink Business LLC
The Cost Cutters

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.