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 | $10K | $26K | $20K | $86K | $21K | $33K | $31K | $39K | $35K | $90K | $37K | $37K | $39K | — | $23K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 70% | 80% | 80% | 44% | 63% | 70% | 80% | 80% | — | 80% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 515 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 353 | 140 | 150 | 150 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 515 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 353 | 140 | 150 | 150 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $6K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $16K | — | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | $6K | — | $65K | — | $15K | — | $7K | — | $57K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $10K | $20K | $20K | $21K | $21K | $19K | $31K | $32K | $32K | $28K | $27K | $26K | $23K | — | $14K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy School | $19K | $25K | $19K | $88K | $23K | $35K | $31K | $39K | $36K | $92K |
| Big Sandy Transportation Building | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $1K | — | — | — |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy School | Livingston | 80% | 527 | 270 | 3,000 | 3,000 | Rural |
| Big Sandy Transportation Building | Livingston | 80% | — | — | 3,000 | 3,000 | — |
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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| Education Service Center, Region Vi | $10K | $19K | $19K | $20K | $20K | $18K | $29K | $31K | $31K | $27K | $26K | $26K | $23K | — | $14K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chase Network Services, LLC | — | $6K | — | $65K | — | $15K | — | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Texas Copy Systems, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $57K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eastex Telephone Cooperative Inc. | — | $672 | $672 | $672 | $672 | $588 | $1K | $959 | $4K | $6K | $9K | $7K | $12K | — | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $396 | $2K | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $62 | $549 | $687 | $1K | $1K | — | $416 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Tennant & Associates, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $360 | $360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.