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 | — | — | $16K | $20K | $20K | $26K | $32K | $55K | $59K | $85K | — | $172K | $138K | $138K | $176K | $184K | $93K | $161K | $161K | $90K | — | — | $82K | $117K | $115K | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | — | 90% | 88% | 90% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 44% | 50% | 58% | 76% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | — | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | — | 5,000 | 614 | 550 | 550 | 269 | 269 | 79 | 34 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | — | 5,000 | 576 | 505 | 505 | 261 | 261 | 71 | 29 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $33K | $64K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $155K | $120K | $124K | $176K | $87K | $93K | $93K | $102K | $90K | — | — | $82K | $117K | $115K | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | — | $16K | $20K | $20K | $26K | $26K | $48K | $25K | $21K | — | $17K | $17K | $14K | $431 | $97K | — | $68K | $59K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Office | — | $9K | $4K | $5K | $5K | $1K | $1K | $3K | $13K | $10K |
| Lincoln Hall | — | $9K | $4K | $5K | $5K | $22K | $31K | $53K | $13K | $57K |
| Schenectady & Capital Region | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | $10K |
| Syracuse Office | — | $9K | $4K | $5K | $5K | $1K | $1K | $3K | $13K | $10K |
| Troy Office | — | $9K | $4K | $5K | $5K | $1K | $1K | $3K | $13K | $10K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Office | Buffalo | 90% | — | — | 5,000 | 5,000 | — |
| Lincoln Hall | Lincolndale | 90% | 108 | 108 | 5,000 | 5,000 | Rural |
| Schenectady & Capital Region | Schenectady | 30% | — | — | 50 | 50 | — |
| Syracuse Office | Syracuse | 90% | — | — | 5,000 | 5,000 | — |
| Troy Office | Troy | 90% | — | — | 5,000 | 5,000 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Horizon Communications Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $21K | $42K | — | $51K | $47K | $39K | $42K | $40K | $47K | $51K | $56K | $54K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Business Global LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $45K | $50K | $54K | $94K | $97K | — | $68K | $59K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $983 | $3K | $4K | — | $15K | $16K | $20K | $31K | $37K | $32K | $41K | $45K | $37K | — | — | $47K | $41K | $25K | — | — | — |
| CTC Communications Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $76K | $90K | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $9K | $15K | — | $45K | $3K | $5K | $4K | $4K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cablevision Lightpath | — | — | — | — | — | $22K | $22K | $24K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $23K | $21K | $21K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthlink Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $17K | $17K | $14K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crown Castle Fiber LLC | — | — | $16K | $16K | $15K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $34K | — | — | — | — | — |
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.