United Schools Network
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 | $27K | $39K | $86K | $63K | $85K | $113K | $34K | $40K | $45K | $36K | — | — | $17K | $35K | $124K | $4K | $4K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 88% | 87% | 88% | 87% | 86% | 90% | 49% | 59% | 70% | — | — | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $371 | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $17K | $17K | $15K | $3K | $4K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | $41K | — | $22K | $64K | — | $6K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | $84K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $27K | $32K | $32K | $53K | $53K | $39K | $34K | $34K | $33K | $34K | — | — | — | — | — | $346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $18K | $26K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | $7K | $13K | $10K | $10K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Elementary 17th Street | $8K | $10K | $23K | $16K | $27K | $39K | $9K | $9K | $10K | $4K |
| United Elementary State Street | $8K | $10K | $23K | $16K | $27K | $30K | $9K | $15K | $10K | $16K |
| United Middle Dana Avenue | $8K | $10K | $23K | $16K | $27K | $34K | $9K | $9K | $20K | $9K |
| United Middle Main Street | $8K | $10K | $23K | $16K | $27K | $25K | $9K | $9K | $11K | $17K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Elementary 17th Street | Columbus | 90% | 167 | 167 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| United Elementary State Street | Columbus | 90% | 279 | 279 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| United Middle Dana Avenue | Columbus | 90% | 187 | 187 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| United Middle Main Street | Columbus | 90% | 190 | 190 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | — | — | — | $53K | $53K | $39K | $34K | $34K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tech Advisors Group, LLC | — | $7K | $54K | $10K | $32K | $74K | — | $6K | $8K | — | — | — | — | $18K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Techwizards, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $109K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crown Castle Fiber LLC | $27K | $32K | $32K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Time Warner Cable Business LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $33K | $34K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Choice One Communications of Ohio Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $13K | $13K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $371 | $3K | $3K | — | — | $4K | $4K | $4K | $2K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Ohio Bell Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $847 | $764 | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Time Warner Cable Information Services (Ohio), LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.