Texas School For The Blind
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 | — | $59K | $61K | $68K | $76K | $92K | $54K | $82K | $75K | $85K | $111K | $149K | $120K | $311K | $99K | $104K | $102K | $61K | $82K | $78K | $339K | $64K | $174K | $59K | $193K | $227K | $66K | — |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 87% | 90% | 50% | 56% | 67% | 79% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 3,025 | 3,025 | 3,025 | 3,025 | 3,025 | 3,025 | 700 | 700 | 667 | 667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 3,025 | 3,025 | 3,025 | 3,025 | 3,025 | 3,025 | 700 | 700 | 667 | 667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $16K | $26K | $41K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $69K | $63K | $70K | $80K | $83K | $87K | $44K | $65K | $66K | $70K | $56K | $67K | $59K | $58K | $25K | $33K | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $216K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $236K | — | $91K | — | $120K | $197K | $33K | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $59K | $61K | $68K | $76K | $82K | $54K | $78K | $60K | $59K | $67K | $80K | $57K | $26K | $19K | $22K | $15K | $17K | $16K | $12K | $33K | $8K | $16K | — | $16K | $5K | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas School For The Blind | $59K | $59K | $64K | $89K | $79K | $108K | $124K | $87K | $77K | $90K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas School For The Blind | Austin | 80% | 142 | 104 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $28K | $27K | $32K | $24K | $40K | $37K | $41K | $42K | $47K | $46K | $7K | $36K | $36K | $54K | $35K | $36K | $37K | $95K | $197K | $8K | — |
| Education Service Center, Region XIII | — | $29K | $27K | $34K | $30K | $34K | $34K | $34K | $38K | $38K | $63K | $62K | $38K | $13K | $13K | $13K | $9K | $9K | $9K | $3K | $3K | — | $9K | — | $9K | — | — | — |
| Department of Information Resources- Telecommunication Svcs. | — | $30K | $34K | $34K | $45K | $47K | $20K | $20K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $7K | $6K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $6K | $5K | — | $7K | — | — | — |
| Cross Telecom Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $227K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $2K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $8K | $9K | $11K | $12K | $14K | $14K | $14K | $16K | $22K | $23K | $30K | $29K | — |
| INX LLC, | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $216K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $741 | $6K | $9K | $18K | $40K | $36K | $33K | $29K | $13K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capital City Communication | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $62K | — | $60K | — | $17K | — |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $16K | $32K | $25K | $17K | $16K | — | $8K | $15K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cingular Wireless Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $561 | $900 | $743 | — | — | — | — | — | $23K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.