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 | $1K | — | — | — | $4K | $4K | $4K | $1K | $4K | $2K | $4K | $15K | $18K | — | $23K | $24K | $24K | $24K | $25K | — | $21K | $21K | $46K | $48K | $32K | $8K | $32K | $12K |
| Average discount rate | 90% | — | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 90% | — | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 60% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 600 | — | — | 550 | 550 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 45 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 600 | — | — | 550 | 550 | 25 | 65 | 20 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $112 | $904 | $841 | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $13K | $16K | — | $19K | $20K | $20K | $21K | $20K | — | $18K | $17K | $39K | $41K | $26K | $756 | $24K | $10K |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $1K | — | — | — | $4K | $4K | $4K | $1K | $3K | $2K | $3K | $2K | $2K | — | $4K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $5K | — | $3K | $5K | $6K | $6K | $6K | $7K | $3K | $2K |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Tides School | $3K | — | — | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $1K | $4K | $2K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Tides School | Narragansett | 90% | 55 | 50 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon Rhode Island | $1K | — | — | — | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $9K | — | $13K | $14K | $15K | $13K | $16K | — | $14K | $14K | $30K | $32K | $24K | $4K | $23K | — |
| Cingular Wireless Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $7K | — | $8K | $6K | $6K | $8K | $6K | — | $3K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $2K | $756 | $1K | — |
| Cox Rhode Island Telcom, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $4K | $1K | $4K | $2K | $4K | $2K | $2K | — | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Netsense LLC dba Netsense Internet Solutions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $6K | $6K | $6K | $3K | $8K | $2K |
| AT&T Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $6K | — | — | — | — |
| Bell Atlantic - Pennsylvania, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10K |
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.