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 | $6K | $8K | $12K | $12K | $16K | $10K | $5K | $17K | $4K | $6K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $7K | $5K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 70% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 36% | 45% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 60% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 554 | 108 | 78 | 60 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $7K | $5K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $6K | $8K | $12K | $12K | $16K | $10K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $3K | $2K | $680 | $552 | $552 | $480 | $384 | $384 | $346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The City School | $29K | $26K | $12K | $12K | $16K | $10K | $5K | $20K | $4K | $8K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The City School | Philadelphia | 60% | 422 | 185 | 1,000 | 35 | 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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| Comcast Business Communications | $6K | $8K | $12K | $12K | $16K | $10K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Pennsylvania LLC. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $4K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $814 | $434 | $2K | $2K | $2K | $3K | $4K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alura Business Solutions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Online LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $521 | $533 | — | $680 | $552 | $552 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Online, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $480 | $384 | $384 | $346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $323 | $720 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Long Distance LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $81 | $228 | — | $147 | $132 | $95 | $70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Micro Technology Group, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| T-Mobile USA, 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.