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 | — | — | — | $437 | $5K | $437 | $485 | $600 | $827 | $2K | $480 | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $3K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | — | $527 |
| Average discount rate | — | — | — | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 25% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 44% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 40% | 50% | — | — | 50% | — | 40% | 40% | 40% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | — | — | — | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | — | $527 |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | $875 | — | — | — | $228 | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | — | — | $437 | $437 | $437 | $485 | $600 | $600 | $600 | $480 | $528 | $336 | $288 | $419 | $419 | $360 | $453 | $509 | $408 | — | — | — | — | — | $302 | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John Neumann | — | — | — | $437 | $5K | $437 | $485 | $600 | $2K | $2K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John Neumann | Palmerton | 40% | 84 | 14 | 100 | 15 | 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 |
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| Palmerton Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $550 | $583 | $571 | $518 | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $614 | — | — | — | — | — | $576 | — | $527 |
| PenTeleData Limited Partnership I. | — | — | — | $437 | $437 | $437 | $485 | $600 | $600 | $600 | $480 | $528 | $336 | $288 | $419 | $419 | $360 | $453 | $509 | $408 | — | — | — | — | — | $302 | — | — |
| AT&T Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $600 | $600 | $576 | $681 | $684 | $645 | $645 | $1K | $836 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keystone Technology LLC | — | — | — | — | $4K | — | — | — | $228 | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon - Pennsylvania, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $534 | — | — |
| Palmerton Long Distance Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $95 | $90 | $87 | $67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MCI Communications Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Impresso, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.