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 | $47K | $81K | $133K | $123K | $75K | $135K | $198K | $126K | $103K | $54K | $208K | $252K | $253K | $204K | $158K | $84K | $240K | $239K | $58K | $126K | $40K | $21K | $50K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 87% | 89% | 88% | 86% | 88% | 86% | 86% | 88% | 45% | 67% | 80% | 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 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 180 | 150 | 42,979 | 113 | 117 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 180 | 150 | 42,943 | 113 | 117 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $229K | $127K | $132K | $105K | $83K | $70K | $54K | $58K | $44K | $40K | $21K | $9K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | $66K | $46K | — | — | $34K | $19K | — | — | $208K | — | — | — | — | — | $159K | $152K | — | $76K | — | — | $41K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $47K | $70K | $67K | $77K | $75K | $135K | $164K | $98K | $97K | $32K | — | $24K | $126K | — | $1K | $1K | $1K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | $72K | $51K | — | $10K | $27K | — | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unspecified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheri Torah | $197K | $85K | $191K | $185K | $98K | $239K | $284K | $202K | $103K | $54K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheri Torah | Monroe | 85% | 5,400 | 5,400 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynalink Communications, Inc. | $34K | $58K | $61K | $72K | $73K | $135K | $164K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prime Security & Communication, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $63K | $51K | — | $168K | $179K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frontier Communications of New York, Inc. | $13K | $11K | $5K | $5K | $2K | — | — | — | $6K | — | — | $72K | $59K | $47K | $63K | $44K | $30K | $22K | $22K | $18K | $21K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NY NJ Telco Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $98K | $97K | $54K | — | $48K | $71K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BSD communication, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $28K | — | — | $208K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Multimedia Broadcasting Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $95K | $90K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless fka Cellco Partnership | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $27K | $31K | $24K | $20K | $18K | $17K | $18K | $10K | $4K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Birns Telecommunications Inc. | — | $11K | $66K | $46K | — | — | $34K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| H & F Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $83K | — | — | $41K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Satteline Communications Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $16K | $16K | $13K | $10K | $9K | $12K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.