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 | $12K | $22K | $30K | $32K | $31K | $41K | $28K | $30K | $7K | $10K | $51K | $4K | $4K | $30K | $29K | $29K | $15K | $72K | $27K | $5K | $22K | $11K | $9K | $81K | $179K | $8K | $1K | $1K |
| Average discount rate | 87% | 86% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 88% | 90% | 69% | 68% | 69% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 450 | 375 | 225 | 225 | 150 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 392 | 275 | 225 | 138 | 50 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $955 | $679 | — | $972 | $787 | — | — | $1K | $6K | $8K | $1K | $1K |
| Internal Connections | — | $4K | $14K | $16K | $9K | $6K | — | — | — | — | $36K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $55K | — | — | — | $6K | $4K | $79K | $161K | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $10K | $11K | $13K | $14K | $17K | $32K | $28K | $29K | $2K | $4K | $1K | $1K | $1K | — | — | — | $2K | $5K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | — | $12K | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | $3K | — | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | $5K | $12K | — | — | $25K | $25K | $26K | $12K | $12K | $22K | — | $17K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $2K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $3K | — | $920 | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visitation School | $15K | $22K | $31K | $32K | $32K | $50K | $28K | $34K | $8K | $10K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visitation School | Philadelphia | 90% | 453 | 405 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U-Combination Technology (USA) Inc. | $2K | $11K | $17K | $19K | $13K | $37K | $24K | $26K | $5K | $5K | $48K | — | — | $25K | $25K | $26K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avaya Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $79K | $173K | — | — | — |
| Resolution Networks LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | $67K | $22K | — | $17K | $6K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Business Communications | $10K | $11K | $13K | $14K | $17K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $2K | $4K | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $5K | $4K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $144 | $438 | $1K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $6K | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon - Pennsylvania, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $930 | $770 | $1K | $1K | $1K |
| ATT Mobility | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $1K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T dba ACC Long Distance Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $462 | $326 | $479 | — | — |
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.