Houston Public Library System

Billed Entity 141211 · Texas — North

Overview

Indicator2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Total E-Rate subsidies$145K$199K$1.4M$205K$190K$292K$9K$190K$171K$251K$285K$261K$72K$59K$1.2M$81K$83K$63K$23K$33K$45K$138K$161K
Average discount rate89%90%89%90%90%88%60%81%78%80%84%88%84%85%82%76%74%74%71%66%73%66%73%
Schools & libraries (in this area)1
Service providers43433414444333433332343
Avg download speed (Mbps)1,8061,620344359170151
Avg upload speed (Mbps)1,8051,619343358169150

Subsidies by E-Rate service type

Service type2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Voice$9K
Telecomm Services$152K$133K$214K$262K$241K$52K$26K$30K$24K$25K$9K$23K$33K$45K$130K$153K
Internal Connections$1.2M$67K$1.2M$8K$8K
Data Transmission and/or Internet Access$145K$199K$204K$205K$190K$226K$38K$38K$37K$23K$20K$20K$33K$57K$57K$58K$54K
Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections
Managed Internal Broadband Services

Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution

Recipient2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Montrose Branch Library-Old$3K

Recipient demographics

RecipientCityDiscount RateStudentsNSLPDown MbpsUp MbpsUrban/Rural
Montrose Branch Library-OldHouston90%1,0001,000Urban

Subsidies by service provider (top 10)

Service provider2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P.$109K$155K$161K$155K$157K$204K$9K$126K$117K$194K$261K$227K$50K$49K$73K$67K$69K$60K$12K$31K$42K$122K$142K
Netsync Network Solutions$1.2M$67K
SBC Datacomm, Inc.$1.2M
PS LIGHTWAVE, INC$35K$42K$42K$49K$31K$20K$34K$34K
Phonoscope, LTD$34K$20K$20K$20K
AT&T Corporation$2K$10K$9K$9K$10K$8K$7K$10K
Sprint Spectrum, L.P.$26K$16K$20K
Verizon Southwest Incorporated$5K$4K$4K$2K$3K$2K$3K
Avaya Inc.$8K$8K
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS SERVICES, INC - CONSOLIDATED$1K$14K

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.