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 | — | $920K | $1.1M | $3.1M | $2.7M | $4.8M | $2.9M | $2.8M | $2.9M | $2.8M | $3.2M | $1.7M | $1.3M | $592K | $407K | $429K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 46% | 61% | 76% | 71% | 71% | 74% | 70% | 62% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,596 | 1,768 | 1,071 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 916 | 845 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 1,592 | 1,748 | 1,071 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 988 | 902 | 804 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $42K | $180K | $116K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $609K | $1.7M | $1.3M | $562K | $407K | $310K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | $452K | $575K | $319K | $278K | $2.1M | $87K | $103K | $593K | $430K | $1.5M | — | — | $30K | — | $120K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $174K | $122K | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.8M | $2.8M | $2.7M | $2.3M | $2.2M | $1.0M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | $294K | $424K | $444K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Preparatory Academy | — | $3K | $5K | $112K | $160K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Discovery School At Myrtle Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Summerville Preparatory Academy | — | $118K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Preparatory Academy | Summerville | 80% | 567 | 113 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Discovery School At Myrtle Beach | Conway | 80% | 585 | 300 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
| Summerville Preparatory Academy | Summerville | 80% | 527 | 293 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Communications, LLC | — | $11K | $11K | — | — | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2.3M | $2.3M | $1.8M | $1.6M | $1.3M | $562K | $407K | $310K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GTT Americas LLC | — | — | — | $2.3M | $2.4M | $62K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United Data Technologies, Inc. | — | $452K | $575K | $319K | $278K | $2.1M | $87K | $103K | $584K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Modcomp, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.5M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carousel Industries of North America, LLC | — | $294K | $424K | $444K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDW Government, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $9K | $430K | — | — | — | — | — | $120K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BullsEye Telecom, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $40K | $61K | — | $50K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Horizon Communications Corp. | — | $83K | $32K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hotwire Communications, LTD | — | $26K | $26K | $16K | $16K | $16K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Corp. | — | $20K | $20K | $19K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $34K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.