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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $30K | $52K | $112K | $109K | $287K | $254K | $282K | $458K | $267K | $283K | $792K | $277K | $230K | $334K | $625K | $447K | $384K | $783K | — | $313K | $793K |
| Average discount rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90% | 49% | 68% | 67% | 79% | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | — | 9 | 6 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | $15K | $52K | $77K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $246K | $229K | $178K | $177K | $168K | $175K | $185K | $205K | $182K | $169K | $169K | $134K | $171K | $161K | — | $145K | $175K |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $198K | — | — | $525K | — | $32K | — | $446K | $303K | $212K | $605K | — | $168K | $618K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $14K | $36K | $49K | — | $41K | $25K | $42K | $38K | $42K | $43K | $49K | $33K | $8K | $8K | $11K | $10K | $2K | $16K | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $22K | — | — | $62K | $45K | $57K | $65K | $33K | $38K | $8K | $157K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Mills Schools | — | — | — | — | — | — | $22K | $36K | $61K | $115K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Mills Schools | Glen Mills | 90% | 378 | 378 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micro Technology Group, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | — | $11K | $32K | — | — | $47K | $171K | $38K | $15K | $387K | $28K | $40K | $140K | $268K | $221K | $61K | $32K | — | $23K | — |
| ePlus Technology, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $17K | — | $30K | $88K | $479K | — | $93K | $261K |
| AT&T Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $27K | $36K | $43K | $32K | $31K | $27K | $27K | $44K | $47K | $46K | $43K | $47K | $48K | $55K | $53K | $46K | — | $77K | $126K |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $14 | — | — | — | $56K | $127K | $114K | $95K | $44K | $61K | $50K | $46K | $45K | $4K | $44K | $54K | — | — | — |
| Verizon Pennsylvania LLC. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $21K | $26K | $25K | $22K | $22K | $28K | $34K | $38K | $49K | $48K | $41K | $40K | $40K | $39K | $41K | — | $59K | $49K |
| Americom Systems Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $178K | $34K | $9K | $50K | — | $8K | $307K |
| AT&T Mobility | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $177K | $172K | $85K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $27K | $49K | — | $41K | $25K | $25K | $38K | $40K | $81K | $49K | $26K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless fka Cellco Partnership | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $1K | $55K | $56K | $48K | $36K | $36K | $36K | $32K | $19K | — | $28K | — |
| Strategic Telecommunications Consulting, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $15K | $47K | $18K | $12K | $161K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.