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 | — | $43K | $1.8M | $1.9M | $2.4M | $2.8M | $235K | $235K | $244K | $445K | $2.9M | $312K | $568K | $773K | $1.2M | $2.4M | $1.1M | $9.0M | $606K | $906K | $4.5M | $5.4M | $5.1M | — | $40K | $2.4M | $683K | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 71% | 78% | 84% | 84% | 83% | 85% | 85% | 82% | 82% | 79% | 83% | 83% | 82% | 88% | 88% | 83% | 82% | 82% | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 20,000 | 20,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 8,286 | 7,146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 20,000 | 20,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 8,286 | 7,146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $9K | $33K | $64K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $290K | $312K | $568K | $585K | $596K | $586K | $544K | $285K | $303K | $694K | $493K | $449K | $270K | — | $40K | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | $1.6M | $1.7M | $2.2M | $2.5M | — | — | — | — | $2.4M | — | — | — | — | $1.2M | — | $8.4M | — | — | $3.5M | $4.7M | $4.8M | — | — | $2.4M | $683K | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $43K | $185K | $185K | $245K | $246K | $235K | $235K | $235K | $412K | $134K | — | — | $188K | $614K | $570K | $562K | $374K | $303K | $213K | $306K | $298K | $30K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $204K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Production | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Production | Laredo | 90% | — | — | 20,000 | 20,000 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insight Public Sector Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.1M | — | $4.9M | — | — | — | $1.5M | — | — | — | $2.4M | — | — |
| The Presidio Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2.9M | $2.5M | $2.6M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $278K | $278K | $151K | $409K | $468K | $878K | $826K | $765K | $442K | $386K | $694K | $577K | $479K | $300K | — | $40K | — | — | — |
| Solid IT Networks, Inc. | — | — | $591K | — | $2.2M | $2.5M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SBC Datacomm, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3.5M | — | — | $810K | $286K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| M1 NETWORKS, INC. | — | — | $497K | $1.7M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| eChalk, L.L.C. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $188K | $259K | $242K | $256K | $216K | $220K | $213K | $222K | $268K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SmartCom Telephone, LLC | — | $43K | $185K | $185K | $245K | $246K | $235K | $235K | $235K | $134K | $134K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sequel Data Systems, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.5M | — | — | — | — | $196K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Global Data Systems, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $28K | $1.3M | — | — | — | — | — |
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.