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 | $115K | $179K | $139K | $646K | $185K | $185K | $181K | $349K | $207K | $222K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 88% | 88% | 86% | 64% | 62% | 76% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 9,751 | 9,215 | 5,853 | 4,489 | 1,444 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 9,750 | 9,215 | 5,850 | 4,489 | 1,441 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $15K | $45K | $74K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | $41K | — | $508K | — | — | — | $154K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $115K | $138K | $139K | $139K | $185K | $185K | $181K | $181K | $150K | $148K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braddock Hills High School | $11K | $11K | $11K | $53K | $14K | $19K | $23K | $48K | $16K | $19K |
| Braddock Hills Middle School | $11K | $11K | $11K | $53K | $14K | $29K | $32K | $15K | $16K | $19K |
| Homestead | $11K | $11K | $11K | $53K | $14K | $23K | $21K | $15K | $17K | $19K |
| Propel Andrew Street High School | $11K | $11K | $11K | $53K | $14K | $37K | $14K | $15K | $17K | $19K |
| Propel Braddock Hills | $11K | $11K | $11K | $53K | $14K | $23K | $22K | $56K | $17K | $19K |
| Propel Charter School - Mckeesport | $11K | $11K | $11K | $53K | $14K | $37K | $54K | $15K | $17K | $19K |
| Propel Charter School-Montour | $11K | $11K | $11K | $53K | $14K | $56K | $36K | $15K | $17K | $19K |
| Propel East | $11K | $11K | $11K | $53K | $14K | $25K | $21K | $15K | $17K | $19K |
| Propel Hazelwood | $11K | $48K | $11K | $53K | $14K | $14K | $54K | $15K | $17K | $19K |
| Propel Montour High School | $11K | $11K | $11K | $53K | $14K | $28K | $43K | $15K | $27K | — |
| Propel Northside | $11K | $11K | $11K | $53K | $14K | $21K | $25K | $59K | $19K | $20K |
| Propel Pitcairn | $11K | $11K | $11K | $53K | $14K | $15K | $16K | $53K | $17K | $19K |
| Propel Schools | $11K | $11K | $11K | $11K | $14K | $14K | $14K | $15K | $17K | $19K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braddock Hills High School | Pittsburgh | 90% | 254 | 254 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Braddock Hills Middle School | Pittsburgh | 90% | 145 | 145 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Homestead | Homestead | 90% | 317 | 317 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Propel Andrew Street High School | Munhall | 90% | 196 | 196 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Propel Braddock Hills | Braddock Hills | 90% | 288 | 288 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Propel Charter School - Mckeesport | Mckeesport | 90% | 321 | 321 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Propel Charter School-Montour | Kennedy Twp | 90% | 372 | 372 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Propel East | Turtle Creek | 90% | 346 | 346 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Propel Hazelwood | Pittsburgh | 90% | 205 | 205 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Propel Montour High School | Pittsburgh | 90% | 517 | 517 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Propel Northside | Pittsburgh | 90% | 327 | 327 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Propel Pitcairn | Pitcairn | 90% | 169 | 169 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Propel Schools | Pittsburgh | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Castle Fiber LLC | $115K | $138K | $139K | $139K | $185K | $185K | $179K | $179K | $149K | $147K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ePlus Technology, Inc. | — | — | — | $508K | — | — | — | $154K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LogMeIn Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $32K | $52K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REABAH INC. | — | $41K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $9K | $14K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $5K | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telephonix, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Business Communications | — | — | — | — | — | $529 | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fiber Technologies Networks, L.L.C. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sunesys, 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.