Overview

Indicator2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Total E-Rate subsidies$1.1M$1.0M$785K$796K$734K$727K$915K$768K$779K$1.1M$716K$713K$682K$890K$494K$625K$441K$403K$407K$405K$420K$387K$393K
Average discount rate68%68%64%67%76%73%71%67%77%67%66%72%69%69%67%70%65%66%69%68%70%64%63%
Schools & libraries (in this area)76757574767677777777
Service providers33243233777668775665569
Avg download speed (Mbps)10,60410,60010,6046,0953,4262,6812,3452,5151,6541,695
Avg upload speed (Mbps)10,60410,60010,6046,0953,4262,6812,3452,5151,6541,695

Subsidies by E-Rate service type

Service type2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Voice$4K
Telecomm Services$542K$7K$6K$6K$2K$10K$130K$138K$139K$141K$280K$123K$147K
Internal Connections$459K$231K$66K$201K$5K$342K$128K
Data Transmission and/or Internet Access$613K$809K$785K$730K$734K$727K$714K$768K$774K$785K$169K$706K$676K$884K$492K$486K$311K$265K$269K$265K$141K$264K$246K
Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections
Managed Internal Broadband Services

Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution

Recipient2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Allegheny County Library Association$13K$13K$13K$13K$11K$10K$10K$11K$11K$13K
Allegheny Library$19K$19K$13K$14K$11K$10K$17K$11K$11K$18K
Andrew Carnegie Free Library$16K$16K$13K$13K$11K$10K$11K$10K$10K$14K
Avalon Public Library$17K$16K$13K$13K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$14K
Baldwin Borough Public Library$12K$15K$9K$10K$11K$10K$11K$35K$13K$13K
Beechview Branch Library$19K$21K$13K$10K$9K$8K$15K$10K$10K$16K
Bellevue Andrew Bayne Memorial Library$17K$16K$13K$13K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$16K
Bethel Park Public Library$12K$9K$6K$7K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$12K
Bookmobile Center$5K$475$462$399$1K$2K$4K
Braddock Carnegie Library Main Branch$18K$16K$13K$14K$15K$10K$12K$10K$10K$15K
Braddock Carnegie Library-Turtle Creek Branch$19K$16K$13K$17K$2K$462$399$906$701$690
Brentwood Library$15K$15K$10K$13K$11K$10K$15K$10K$10K$13K
Bridgeville Public Library$11K$12K$7K$9K$11K$10K$11K$10K$10K$13K
Brookline Branch Library$19K$19K$13K$10K$9K$8K$13K$10K$10K$17K
C C Mellor Memorial Library And Edgewood Community House$17K$16K$13K$14K$11K$10K$13K$10K$10K$16K
Carnegie Free Lib Of Swissvale$17K$16K$13K$14K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$15K
Carnegie Free Library Of Mckeesport (Main Branch)$17K$16K$13K$14K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$16K
Carnegie Library Of Homestead$17K$16K$13K$14K$11K$10K$13K$10K$10K$16K
Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh - Allegheny County Law Library$19K$19K
Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh - Main Branch$84K$23K$15K$15K$11K$10K$19K$11K$11K$50K
Carrick Branch Library$19K$19K$13K$10K$9K$8K$13K$10K$10K$16K
Castle Shannon Library$11K$9K$7K$9K$11K$10K$11K$10K$10K$14K
Cc Mellor Memorial Library Forest Hills Branch$19K$16K$13K$14K$5K$5K$6K$5K$48K$8K
Clairton Public Library$17K$16K$13K$14K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$16K
Clp Library Support Center$13K$13K$13K$9K$9K$8K$9K$10K$10K$12K
Community Library Of Allegheny Valley, Harrison$17K$16K$13K$14K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$16K
Community Library Of Allegheny Valley, Tarentum$100$12K$10K$10K$16K
Cooper-Siegel Community Library$12K$9K$7K$9K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$12K
Coraopolis Memorial Library$16K$16K$13K$14K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$16K
Crafton Public Library$17K$16K$13K$13K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$14K
Dormont Public Library$11K$9K$7K$9K$11K$10K$11K$10K$10K$13K
Downtown Branch Library$52K$19K$13K$16K$11K$21K$15K$11K$11K$29K
Duquesne Library$19K$16K$13K$14K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$16K
East Liberty Branch Library$19K$19K$13K$9K$9K$8K$16K$10K$10K$21K
F.O.R. Sto-Rox Library$17K$16K$13K$14K$11K$10K$13K$10K$10K$46K
Green Tree Public Library$11K$9K$7K$9K$11K$10K$11K$10K$10K$14K
Hampton Library$8K$9K$6K$7K$11K$10K$11K$10K$10K$12K
Hazelwood Branch Library$19K$19K$13K$14K$11K$10K$15K$11K$11K$18K
Hill District Branch Library$19K$19K$13K$14K$11K$10K$15K$11K$11K$18K
Homewood Branch Library$19K$19K$13K$10K$9K$8K$13K$10K$10K$16K
Jefferson Borough Public Lib$11K$9K$7K$9K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$12K
Knoxville Branch Library$19K$19K$13K$10K$9K$8K$13K$10K$10K$16K
Lawrenceville Branch Library$19K$19K$13K$10K$9K$8K$16K$10K$10K$16K
Library Of Accessible Media For Pennsylvanians$48K$19K$13K$11K$9K$8K$16K$10K$10K$27K
Lincoln Park Branch$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$16K
Millvale Community Library$11K$12K$9K$8K$5K$5K$6K$5K$5K$62K
Mobile Library Services$13K$13K$13K$13K$11K$10K$10K$11K$11K$13K
Monroeville Public Library$17K$15K$13K$13K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$13K
Moon Township Public Library$11K$9K$7K$9K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$13K
Mt Lebanon Public Library$10K$9K$6K$8K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$15K
Mt Washington Branch Library$19K$21K$13K$10K$9K$8K$22K$10K$10K$16K
North Versailles Public Lib$17K$16K$13K$14K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$16K
Northern Tier Library$10K$9K$6K$7K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$13K
Northland Public Library Authority$10K$9K$6K$8K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$15K
Oakmont Carnegie Library$12K$12K$9K$10K$11K$10K$11K$10K$10K$13K
Penn Hills Library Main Branch$19K$16K$13K$14K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$17K
Pine Satellite$2K$6K$6K$7K$11K$10K$10K$10K$10K$12K
Pleasant Hills Public Library$11K$9K$7K$9K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$12K
Plum Borough Community Library$11K$9K$7K$9K$11K$10K$11K$10K$10K$13K
Robinson Township Library$11K$9K$7K$9K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$12K
Scott Township Library$11K$12K$7K$9K$11K$10K$11K$10K$10K$12K
Sewickley Public Library$12K$9K$6K$8K$11K$10K$11K$10K$10K$15K
Shaler North Hills Library$13K$12K$9K$9K$11K$10K$11K$10K$10K$13K
Sharpsburg Community Library, Branch Of Cooper-Siegel Community Library$11K$9K$7K$9K$11K$10K$11K$10K$10K$13K
Sheraden Branch Library$19K$19K$13K$10K$9K$8K$13K$10K$10K$16K
South Fayette Township Library$10K$9K$6K$7K$11K$10K$11K$10K$10K$13K
South Park Township Library$11K$9K$7K$9K$11K$10K$11K$10K$10K$12K
South Side Branch Library$20K$19K$13K$10K$9K$8K$13K$10K$10K$16K
Springdale Free Public Library$17K$15K$10K$10K$11K$10K$11K$10K$10K$14K
Squirrel Hill Branch Library$61K$21K$13K$11K$9K$8K$17K$10K$10K$27K
Upper St Clair Twp Library$10K$9K$6K$7K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$12K
West End Branch Library$19K$19K$13K$10K$9K$8K$13K$10K$10K$16K
Western Allegheny Comm Library$11K$9K$7K$9K$11K$10K$11K$10K$10K$13K
White Oak Branch Library$17K$16K$13K$14K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$16K
Whitehall Public Library$12K$15K$9K$10K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$14K
Wilkinsburg Public Library Main Branch$17K$16K$13K$14K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$15K
Wilkinsburg Public Library/ East Ridge Branch$17K$17K$13K$14K$11K$10K$12K$10K$10K$15K
Woods Run Branch Library$19K$19K$13K$10K$9K$8K$16K$10K$10K$16K

Recipient demographics

RecipientCityDiscount RateStudentsNSLPDown MbpsUp MbpsUrban/Rural
Allegheny County Library AssociationPittsburgh90%10,00010,000
Allegheny LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Andrew Carnegie Free LibraryCarnegie90%10,00010,000Urban
Avalon Public LibraryAvalon90%10,00010,000Urban
Baldwin Borough Public LibraryPittsburgh68%10,00010,000Urban
Beechview Branch LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Bellevue Andrew Bayne Memorial LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Bethel Park Public LibraryBethel Park50%10,00010,000Urban
Bookmobile CenterPittsburgh85%6,0006,000Urban
Braddock Carnegie Library Main BranchBraddock90%10,00010,000Urban
Braddock Carnegie Library-Turtle Creek BranchTurtle Creek90%10,00010,000Urban
Brentwood LibraryPittsburgh80%10,00010,000Urban
Bridgeville Public LibraryBridgeville50%10,00010,000Urban
Brookline Branch LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
C C Mellor Memorial Library And Edgewood Community HousePittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Carnegie Free Lib Of SwissvalePittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Carnegie Free Library Of Mckeesport (Main Branch)Pittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Carnegie Library Of HomesteadMunhall90%10,00010,000Urban
Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh - Allegheny County Law LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh - Main BranchPittsburgh90%100,000100,000Urban
Carrick Branch LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Castle Shannon LibraryPittsburgh80%10,00010,000Urban
Cc Mellor Memorial Library Forest Hills BranchPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Clairton Public LibraryClairton90%10,00010,000Urban
Clp Library Support CenterPittsburgh90%10,00010,000
Community Library Of Allegheny Valley, HarrisonNatrona Heights90%10,00010,000Urban
Community Library Of Allegheny Valley, TarentumTarentum66%10,00010,000Urban
Cooper-Siegel Community LibraryPittsburgh50%10,00010,000Urban
Coraopolis Memorial LibraryCoraopolis90%10,00010,000Urban
Crafton Public LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Dormont Public LibraryPittsburgh68%10,00010,000Urban
Downtown Branch LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Duquesne LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
East Liberty Branch LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
F.O.R. Sto-Rox LibraryMckees Rocks67%10,00010,000Urban
Green Tree Public LibraryPittsburgh80%10,00010,000Urban
Hampton LibraryAllison Park67%10,00010,000Urban
Hazelwood Branch LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Hill District Branch LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Homewood Branch LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Jefferson Borough Public LibClairton50%10,00010,000Urban
Knoxville Branch LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Lawrenceville Branch LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Library Of Accessible Media For PennsylvaniansPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Lincoln Park BranchPittsburgh65%6,0006,000Urban
Millvale Community LibraryMillvale60%10,00010,000Urban
Mobile Library ServicesPittsburgh90%10,00010,000
Monroeville Public LibraryMonroeville90%10,00010,000Urban
Moon Township Public LibraryMoon Township50%10,00010,000Urban
Mt Lebanon Public LibraryPittsburgh40%10,00010,000Urban
Mt Washington Branch LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
North Versailles Public LibN Versailles90%1,0001,000Urban
Northern Tier LibraryGibsonia40%10,00010,000Urban
Northland Public Library AuthorityPittsburgh40%10,00010,000Urban
Oakmont Carnegie LibraryOakmont60%10,00010,000Urban
Penn Hills Library Main BranchPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Pine SatelliteGibsonia40%10,00010,000Urban
Pleasant Hills Public LibraryPittsburgh50%10,00010,000Urban
Plum Borough Community LibraryPittsburgh50%10,00010,000Urban
Robinson Township LibraryPittsburgh50%10,00010,000Urban
Scott Township LibraryScott Township50%10,00010,000Urban
Sewickley Public LibrarySewickley50%10,00010,000Urban
Shaler North Hills LibraryGlenshaw60%10,00010,000Urban
Sharpsburg Community Library, Branch Of Cooper-Siegel Community LibraryPittsburgh50%10,00010,000Urban
Sheraden Branch LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
South Fayette Township LibraryMorgan40%10,00010,000Urban
South Park Township LibrarySouth Park50%10,00010,000Urban
South Side Branch LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Springdale Free Public LibrarySpringdale90%10,00010,000Urban
Squirrel Hill Branch LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Upper St Clair Twp LibraryPittsburgh40%10,00010,000Urban
West End Branch LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Western Allegheny Comm LibraryOakdale50%10,00010,000Urban
White Oak Branch LibraryWhite Oak90%10,00010,000Urban
Whitehall Public LibraryPittsburgh68%10,00010,000Urban
Wilkinsburg Public Library Main BranchPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Wilkinsburg Public Library/ East Ridge BranchPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban
Woods Run Branch LibraryPittsburgh90%10,00010,000Urban

Subsidies by service provider (top 10)

Service provider2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Crown Castle Fiber LLC$157K$700K$696K$683K$768K$773K$782K
DQE Communications LLC$607K$801K$778K$542K
Sunesys, LLC$662K$662K$630K$673K
Stargate Industries, LLC.$37K$351K$352K$305K$260K$264K
Comcast Business Communications, Inc.$31K$32K$31K$31K$736$1K$1K$1K$911$126K$123K$123K$121K$126K$133K$132K$139K$126K$116K
AEC Group, LLC$459K$231K$66K$201K$3K$320K
Continental Broadband Pennsylvania, Inc$260K$136K$134K$108K
AT&T Corp.$5K$138K$115K$102K
Level 3 Communications, LLC$9K$41K$41K$40K
Verizon Network Integration Corp.$128K

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.