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 | $19K | $21K | $20K | $111K | $29K | $30K | $32K | $31K | $39K | $54K | $69K | $74K | $69K | $82K | $68K | $81K | $101K | $101K | $127K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 77% | 77% | 76% | 77% | 77% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 750 | 667 | 667 | 167 | 250 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 86 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 750 | 667 | 667 | 167 | 250 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 86 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $22K | $32K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $43K | $21K | $31K | $18K | $37K | $51K | $59K | $72K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | $84K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $19K | $21K | $20K | $27K | $29K | $30K | $32K | $31K | $32K | $32K | $36K | $31K | $48K | $51K | $49K | $44K | $50K | $42K | $55K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bay Met | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | $16K |
| Met Center Peace | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | $16K |
| Metropolitan Regional Career And Technical Center | $39K | $33K | $34K | $113K | $32K | $32K | $32K | $32K | $16K | $21K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bay Met | Newport | 80% | 84 | 32 | 51 | 51 | Urban |
| Met Center Peace | Providence | 80% | 92 | 74 | 51 | 51 | Urban |
| Metropolitan Regional Career And Technical Center | Providence | 80% | 811 | 413 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Rhode Island Telcom, LLC | $19K | $21K | $20K | $27K | $29K | $30K | $32K | $31K | $39K | $54K | $69K | $74K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Rhode Island | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $18K | $37K | $38K | $39K | $39K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conversent Communications Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $42K | $82K | $36K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CoxCom, Inc. dba Cox Communications New England | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $27K | — | $9K | $28K | $29K | $24K | $30K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carousel Industries of North America, Inc. | — | — | — | $84K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island Network for Educational Technology, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $16K | $16K | $14K | $21K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $18K | $18K | $17K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Masergy Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $19K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.