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 | $99K | $108K | $38K | $39K | $197K | $51K | $73K | $28K | $47K | $64K | $114K | $59K | $44K | $57K | $58K | $491K | $61K | $85K | $80K | $81K | $918K | — | — | — | — | $230K | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 86% | 87% | 86% | 49% | 71% | 77% | 81% | 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 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 5,000 | 5,000 | 2,750 | 2,750 | 2,750 | 525 | 300 | 400 | 367 | 500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 5,000 | 5,000 | 2,750 | 2,750 | 2,750 | 525 | 300 | 1,800 | 367 | 500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $495 | $4K | $8K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $24K | $25K | $17K | $19K | $19K | $17K | $31K | $25K | $24K | $18K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | $74K | — | — | $156K | $37K | $34K | — | $15K | $4K | $67K | — | — | — | — | $400K | — | — | — | — | $856K | — | — | — | — | $221K | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $99K | $33K | $38K | $38K | $38K | $14K | $25K | $24K | $25K | $43K | $36K | $35K | $19K | $17K | $17K | $15K | $14K | $10K | $28K | $27K | $9K | — | — | — | — | $8K | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | $973 | $3K | — | $14K | $3K | $4K | $9K | — | — | — | $23K | $22K | $57K | $29K | $44K | $27K | $29K | $36K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperanza Academy | $112K | $122K | $61K | $62K | $220K | $118K | $103K | $38K | $54K | $78K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperanza Academy | Philadelphia | 90% | 2,247 | 2,247 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ComTec Systems, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $19K | $19K | $308K | $25K | $44K | $24K | $22K | $891K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Micro Technology Group, Inc. | — | $74K | — | $973 | $159K | $37K | $47K | $3K | $18K | $13K | $67K | — | — | $4K | $2K | $149K | $4K | — | $3K | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crown Castle Fiber LLC | $99K | $33K | $38K | $38K | $38K | $14K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Network Installation Services, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $221K | — | — |
| Comcast Business Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $47K | $39K | $36K | $17K | $13K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $8K | $19K | $19K | $11K | $13K | $13K | $13K | $23K | $23K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Block Line Systems, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | $21K | $21K | $15K | — | — | $1K | $6K | $6K | $10K | $17K | $17K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NetCarrier Telecom, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $22K | $23K | $13K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| eChalk Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | $8K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | $13K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.