Western Technology Center
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 | $26K | $30K | $31K | $31K | $52K | $32K | $32K | $31K | $41K | $65K | $85K | $69K | $91K | $133K | $37K | $55K | $37K | — | $146K | $66K | $21K | $35K | $28K | $21K | $23K | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 32% | 55% | 68% | 77% | 77% | 74% | 76% | 74% | 72% | — | 73% | 80% | 70% | 70% | 80% | 80% | 80% | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | — | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 167 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 167 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $1K | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $17K | $11K | $13K | $7K | $12K | $10K | — | $17K | $10K | $8K | $17K | $13K | $10K | $19K | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $8K | $6K | — | — | $21K | — | — | — | — | $14K | $18K | — | — | — | — | $24K | — | — | $103K | $32K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $19K | $24K | $31K | $31K | $31K | $32K | $32K | $31K | $40K | $50K | $55K | $52K | $80K | $120K | $31K | $19K | $27K | — | $26K | $24K | $13K | $18K | $15K | $12K | $4K | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Technology Center | $14K | $15K | $16K | $16K | $37K | $16K | $16K | $15K | $21K | $39K |
| Western Technology Center At Sayre | $19K | $15K | $16K | $16K | $15K | $16K | $16K | $15K | $20K | $26K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Technology Center | Burns Flat | 80% | 358 | 224 | 500 | 500 | Rural |
| Western Technology Center At Sayre | Sayre | 80% | 74 | 52 | 500 | 500 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelleq Communications, LLC | $19K | $24K | $31K | $31K | $31K | $32K | $32K | $31K | $41K | $51K | $55K | $52K | $80K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $9K | $12K | $7K | $129K | $7K | $9K | $5K | — | $8K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OneNet (Oklahoma State Regents) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $31K | $19K | $27K | — | $26K | $24K | $13K | $18K | $15K | $12K | $4K | — | — | — |
| SBC Datacomm, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $89K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gov Connection, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $13K | $18K | — | — | — | — | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $3K | $3K | $2K | — | — | $3K | — | $5K | — | $5K | $5K | $2K | $4K | $6K | — | — | — |
| SKC Communication Products, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $14K | — | — | $14K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NTS Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $230 | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | $3K | $2K | — | $4K | $3K | $2K | $4K | $4K | — | $5K | — | — | — |
| AllTel Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $5K | $6K | $6K | $7K | — | — | — |
| CDW-G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.