Licking County Library
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 | — | $62K | $30K | $52K | $67K | $28K | $49K | $62K | $33K | $43K | $15K | $19K | $16K | $14K | $26K | $20K | $15K | $21K | $15K | $26K | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 89% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 67% | 71% | 70% | 73% | 69% | 68% | 61% | 56% | 53% | 51% | 52% | 49% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 650 | 3,414 | 3,414 | 2,975 | 74 | 2,921 | 2,921 | 2,285 | 2,038 | 2,012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 505 | 3,290 | 3,414 | 2,894 | 41 | 2,892 | 2,892 | 2,273 | 123 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
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| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $8K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $16K | $14K | $26K | $20K | $15K | $21K | $15K | $26K | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | $20K | — | $21K | $19K | — | — | $11K | — | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $17K | $17K | $15K | $10K | $16K | $17K | $17K | $17K | $14K | $4K | $8K | — | $395 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | $4K | $26K | — | $20K | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | $25K | $13K | $13K | $12K | $12K | $12K | $12K | $12K | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wireless School Bus Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
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| Buckeye Lake Library | $13K | $14K | $8K | $10K | $9K | $10K | $10K | $15K | $7K | $7K |
| Emerson Miller Branch Library | $13K | $14K | $8K | $13K | $12K | $13K | $13K | $19K | $8K | $7K |
| Hebron Public Library | $9K | $10K | $4K | $8K | $7K | $8K | $8K | $9K | $3K | $5K |
| Lakewood | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Licking County Library | $15K | $19K | $10K | $35K | $20K | $15K | $15K | $14K | $12K | $16K |
| Licking County Library Book Mobile | — | $384 | $288 | $241 | — | $964 | $964 | $964 | $1K | $1K |
| Mary E. Babcock Library | $13K | $14K | $8K | $13K | $26K | $13K | $13K | $19K | $8K | $7K |
| Utica Branch Library | $9K | $10K | $4K | $8K | $7K | $8K | $8K | $9K | $4K | $7K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Lake Library | Buckeye Lake | 85% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Emerson Miller Branch Library | Newark | 85% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Hebron Public Library | Hebron | 90% | — | — | 300 | 10 | Urban |
| Lakewood | Hebron | 85% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Licking County Library | Newark | 85% | — | — | 20,000 | 20,000 | Urban |
| Licking County Library Book Mobile | Newark | 90% | — | — | 20,000 | 20,000 | Urban |
| Mary E. Babcock Library | Johnstown | 85% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Utica Branch Library | Utica | 85% | — | — | 1,000 | 50 | Rural |
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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| Sophisticated Systems, Inc. | — | — | — | $38K | $57K | $12K | $32K | $45K | $12K | $21K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Time Warner Cable Business LLC | — | — | — | — | — | $16K | $16K | $16K | $11K | $9K | $2K | $7K | $5K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $312 | $593 | $2K | $9K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $5K | $8K | $7K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| IP Pathways, LLC | — | $45K | $13K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | — | $17K | $17K | $15K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Ohio Bell Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $16K | $11K | $8K | $12K | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint - United Telephone Co. of Ohio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $16K | $14K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AlphaLink Technologies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $11K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint - Local Telephone Division | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $322 | $637 | $983 | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $990 | $1K | $644 | $644 | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | $384 | $251 | — | — | $321 | $964 | $964 | $1K | $1K | $586 | $652 | $283 | $665 | $286 | — | $204 | $102 | $151 | $576 | $546 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.