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 | $4K | $5K | $6K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $7K | $10K | $10K | $17K | $20K | $20K | $18K | $19K | $19K | $20K | $23K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 85% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 23% | 40% | 61% | 76% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 35 | 625 | 625 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 102 | 47 | 38 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 667 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 102 | 102 | 47 | 38 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $5K | $6K | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $17K | $17K | $16K | $15K | $14K | $15K | $14K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $4K | $5K | $6K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $6K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $765 | $961 | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child, Inc.- Cady Street | $1K | $2K | $2K | $842 | $842 | $842 | $842 | $2K | $2K | $4K |
| Child, Inc.- Centerville Road | $1K | $2K | $2K | $842 | $842 | $842 | $842 | $2K | $2K | $4K |
| Child, Inc.- Draper Avenue | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $787 | $3K | $4K |
| Child, Inc.- Payan Street | — | $2K | $2K | $842 | $842 | $842 | $842 | $2K | $2K | $4K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child, Inc.- Cady Street | Coventry | 80% | 62 | 49 | 500 | 35 | Urban |
| Child, Inc.- Centerville Road | Warwick | 80% | 125 | 80 | 500 | 35 | Urban |
| Child, Inc.- Draper Avenue | Warwick | 80% | 120 | 90 | 1,000 | 35 | Urban |
| Child, Inc.- Payan Street | West Warwick | 90% | 110 | 103 | 500 | 35 | 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 | $4K | $5K | $6K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $6K | $4K | $8K | $7K | $7K | $6K | $6K | $7K | $7K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Rhode Island | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $720 | $2K | $3K | $4K | $6K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conversent Communications Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Long Distance LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $216 | $666 | $551 | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $1K | $2K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Advanced Network Systems, Incorporated | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $765 | $961 | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATT Mobility | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $108 | $162 | — | $271 | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $605 | $572 | $605 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $510 | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.