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 | — | — | — | — | $7K | $18K | $17K | $13K | $9K | $27K | $38K | $38K | $40K | $20K | $7K | $19K | $26K | $97K | $14K | — | — | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | $7K |
| Average discount rate | — | — | — | — | 90% | 88% | 88% | 84% | 60% | 60% | 79% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 60% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 80% | — | 60% | 80% | — | — | — | 60% | 90% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | — | — | — | — | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | — | — | — | — | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | $14K | $18K | $6K | $16K | $12K | $14K | $14K | — | — | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $146 | $83K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | — | — | — | $7K | $14K | $14K | $13K | $8K | $22K | $30K | $30K | $26K | $3K | $1K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $2K | — | $777 | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | $15K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Tree School | — | — | — | — | $14K | $18K | $18K | $16K | $10K | $50K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Tree School | Philadelphia | 90% | 162 | 162 | 100 | 100 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetCarrier Telecom, Inc. | — | — | — | — | $7K | $14K | $14K | $13K | $8K | $26K | $33K | $34K | $30K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Torch Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $15K | $83K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Block Line Systems, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | $4K | $10K | $7K | $10K | $10K | — | — | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cingular Wireless | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $2K | $5K | $10K | $6K | $2K | $5K | $4K | $4K | $4K | — | — | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Weidenhammer Systems Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $2K | — | $777 | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $1K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oxford Computer Services, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K |
| TouchTone Communications Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $261 | $464 | $310 | $588 | $523 | — | — | $42 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| XO Communication Services, 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.