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 | — | $53K | $63K | $82K | $76K | $79K | $84K | $72K | $99K | $187K | $5K | $720K | $611K | $507K | $294K | $224K | $193K | $128K | $80K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 67% | 68% | 67% | 69% | 69% | 68% | 69% | 63% | 68% | 50% | 54% | 72% | 69% | 76% | 68% | 72% | 75% | 73% | 73% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 125 | 124 | 108 | 83 | 78 | 81 | 59 | 43 | 31 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 34 | 31 | 27 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $39K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $549K | $466K | $495K | $149K | $163K | $148K | $107K | $71K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $53K | $63K | $82K | $76K | $79K | $84K | $72K | $99K | $147K | $5K | $171K | $145K | $12K | $144K | $61K | $46K | $21K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowcountry Connections Academy | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Carolina Connections Academy | — | $6K | $6K | $6K | $21K | $6K | $5K | $6K | $7K | $12K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowcountry Connections Academy | Summerville | 67% | 390 | 205 | 200 | 20 | Urban |
| South Carolina Connections Academy | Columbia | 67% | 5,582 | 2,174 | 10 | 10 | 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 |
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| Qwest Communications Corporation | — | — | $1K | $9K | $12K | $19K | $19K | $20K | $41K | $115K | — | $417K | $415K | $297K | $142K | $19K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | — | $28K | $40K | $43K | $43K | $72K | $58K | $35K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | — | $6K | $31K | $39K | $39K | $39K | $40K | $43K | $50K | $28K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Pennsylvania LLC. | — | — | — | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | $77K | — | $51K | $30K | $32K | $34K | $19K | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Business Global LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $43K | $49K | $42K | $25K | $43K | $29K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qwest Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $168 | — | $11K | $3K | $5K | $5K | $10K | $11K | $16K | $14K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | — | $7K | $16K | $15K | $10K | $4K | $4K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $2K | — | $26K | $16K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Ohio Bell Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $606 | — | $3K | $7K | $12K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Access Point Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $494 | — | $23K | $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.