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 | $65K | $11K | $11K | $11K | $38K | $32K | $41K | $21K | $52K | $68K | $67K | $75K | $4K | — | $48K | — | $475K | $34K | $41K | $34K | — | $25K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 86% | 49% | 59% | 69% | 81% | 90% | 25% | 90% | 90% | — | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 10,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 250 | 100 | 100 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 10,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 250 | 100 | 100 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
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| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $5K | $8K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $30K | $4K | — | $35K | — | $32K | $30K | $35K | $34K | — | $25K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | $438K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $65K | $11K | $11K | $11K | $38K | $32K | $41K | $19K | $47K | $51K | $53K | $46K | — | — | $13K | — | $5K | $4K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $511 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loneman Day School | $71K | $11K | $11K | $11K | $38K | $35K | $41K | $21K | $57K | $82K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loneman Day School | Oglala | 85% | 256 | 256 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KT Connections Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $438K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Golden West Technologies | — | — | — | — | $38K | $32K | $41K | $20K | $47K | $59K | $55K | $45K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. | $65K | $11K | $11K | $11K | — | — | — | $1K | $5K | $8K | $12K | $17K | $4K | — | $14K | — | $18K | $18K | $20K | $23K | — | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AllTel Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | $16K | $11K | — | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Mobility | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $14K | — | — | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| eChalk Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $4K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alltel Communications LLC, by Management Trust | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $14K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Golden West Technologies, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $13K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.