Athens County Public Libraries
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 | $3K | $19K | $15K | $30K | $7K | $16K | $16K | $25K | $51K | $13K | $10K | $11K | $7K | $11K | $3K | $3K | $908 | $8K | $9K | $12K | $20K | — | — | $20K | $12K | — | $13K | $31K |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 84% | 85% | 80% | 65% | 57% | 70% | 74% | 73% | 73% | 76% | 20% | 20% | 69% | 68% | 69% | 68% | — | 69% | 65% | 65% | — | 68% | 68% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 283 | 283 | 117 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 235 | 235 | 68 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $985 | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $4K | $5K | $2K | $1K | $649 | $2K | $5K | $9K | $16K | — | — | $20K | $12K | — | $13K | $31K |
| Internal Connections | $3K | — | — | $20K | $6K | $6K | $3K | — | $45K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $19K | $15K | $10K | $672 | $10K | $13K | $25K | $6K | $10K | $7K | $6K | $3K | $6K | $1K | $1K | $259 | $6K | $4K | $4K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wi-Fi Hotspots Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Public Library | $6K | $5K | $6K | $9K | $7K | $6K | $11K | $8K | $15K | $4K |
| Chauncey Public Library | $1K | $672 | $672 | $4K | $2K | $822 | $672 | $13K | $3K | $2K |
| Coolville Public Library | $4K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $2K | $662 | $3K | $3K | $5K | $2K |
| Glouster Public Library | $4K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $2K | $2K | $3K | $3K | $6K | $1K |
| Nelsonville Public Library | $6K | $6K | $6K | $9K | $7K | $9K | $21K | $17K | $22K | $8K |
| The Plains Public Library | $4K | $3K | $3K | $4K | $2K | $2K | $3K | $3K | $9K | $2K |
| Wells Public Library | $4K | $3K | $662 | $4K | $2K | $662 | $3K | $3K | $6K | $2K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Public Library | Athens | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Chauncey Public Library | Chauncey | 80% | — | — | 300 | 10 | Rural |
| Coolville Public Library | Coolville | 80% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Glouster Public Library | Glouster | 80% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Nelsonville Public Library | Nelsonville | 80% | — | — | 20,000 | 20,000 | Rural |
| The Plains Public Library | The Plains | 80% | — | — | 100 | 100 | Urban |
| Wells Public Library | Albany | 80% | — | — | 100 | 100 | 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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| The Ohio Bell Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $435 | $1K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $332 | — | $4K | $2K | $6K | $10K | — | — | $15K | $7K | — | $13K | $20K |
| Agile Network Builders | — | — | $6K | $9K | — | $9K | $9K | $21K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Swango Cabling and Trenching LLC | $3K | — | — | — | $6K | $4K | $3K | — | $32K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon North Incorporated | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $1K | $2K | $3K | $3K | — | $681 | $589 | $2K | $2K | $2K | $3K | — | — | $4K | $3K | — | — | $7K |
| The Chillicothe Telephone Company | — | $18K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Time Warner Cable Business LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $7K | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint/United Telephone Company of Ohio | — | — | — | — | — | — | $768 | $768 | $883 | $998 | $1K | $1K | — | $1K | — | $308 | $240 | $1K | $1K | $1K | $2K | — | — | $219 | $374 | — | — | $774 |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $327 | $79 | $1K | $547 | $442 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHI International Corpo. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metropolitan Educational Technology Association | — | — | — | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.