West Texas Telecommunications Consortium
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 | — | $114K | $221K | $221K | $219K | $216K | $465K | $14.9M | $3.4M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $857K | $613K | $486K | $618K | $578K | $611K | $492K | $319K | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 78% | 73% | 73% | 73% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 79% | 80% | 76% | 71% | 77% | 77% | 77% | 77% | 77% | 75% | 76% | 76% | 72% | 76% | 76% | 74% | 74% | 74% | 72% | 70% | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 23 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,355 | 1,352 | 1,352 | 1,333 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 3,147 | 2,549 | 2,857 | 2,831 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 1,355 | 1,352 | 1,352 | 1,333 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 3,147 | 2,549 | 2,857 | 2,831 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.0M | $268K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $114K | $221K | $221K | $219K | $216K | $465K | $14.9M | $3.4M | $1.3M | $96K | — | — | — | $386K | $386K | $346K | $384K | $589K | $613K | $486K | $618K | $578K | $611K | $492K | $319K | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baird Elementary School | — | $1K | $17K | $2K | $7K | $2K | $4K | $14K | $72K | $17K |
| Baird High School | — | $1K | $17K | $2K | $7K | $2K | $4K | $14K | $72K | $17K |
| Blackwell Consolidated Schools | — | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $6K | $179K | $11K | $16K |
| Cisco Elementary School | $2K | $4K | $5K | $5K | $34K | $21K | $5K | $183K | $34K | $16K |
| Cisco High School | $2K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $30K | $11K | $5K | $179K | $20K | $16K |
| Cisco Junior High School | $2K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $30K | $9K | $5K | $179K | $17K | $16K |
| Cisco Learning Center | — | $4K | $5K | $5K | $34K | $8K | $5K | $183K | $23K | $16K |
| Colorado Elementary And Middle School | $8K | $16K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $5K | $179K | $12K | $20K |
| Colorado High School | $8K | $16K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $5K | $179K | $12K | $20K |
| Colorado Middle School | — | — | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | $4K | $179K | $12K | $20K |
| Comanche Middle School | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $179K | $16K | $25K |
| De Leon Ag Building | — | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $4K | — | — | — |
| De Leon Elementary School | $3K | $4K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $11K | $13K | $182K | $15K | $29K |
| De Leon Field House | — | $7K | $8K | $8K | $7K | $7K | $9K | — | — | — |
| De Leon High School | — | $11K | $12K | $12K | $12K | $12K | $12K | $182K | $15K | $21K |
| De Leon Support Center (Tech Hub) | — | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $5K | $182K | $14K | $20K |
| De Leon Transportation Dept | — | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $5K | $182K | $14K | $17K |
| Education Service Center - Region 14 | — | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $4K | $2K | — | — |
| Eula Elementary School | $7K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $6K | $7K | $179K | $12K | $15K |
| Eula High School | $7K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $6K | $4K | $179K | $12K | $15K |
| Eula Junior High School | $7K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $6K | $4K | $179K | $12K | $15K |
| Gorman High School | — | $5K | $2K | $2K | $15K | $2K | $4K | $179K | $12K | $15K |
| Gorman Middle School | — | $5K | $2K | $2K | $15K | $2K | $4K | $179K | $12K | $15K |
| Gustine School | — | $1K | $7K | $2K | $17K | $2K | $6K | $179K | $15K | $19K |
| Hamlin Elementary School | $16K | $1K | $13K | $107K | $14K | $11K | $9K | $18K | $73K | $29K |
| Hamlin High School | $16K | $1K | $13K | $107K | $14K | $11K | $9K | $18K | $73K | $29K |
| Haskell Elementary School | $6K | $1K | $4K | $3K | $5K | $11K | $5K | $179K | $13K | $22K |
| Haskell High School | $6K | $1K | $4K | $3K | $5K | $13K | $5K | $179K | $14K | $22K |
| Haskell Junior High School | $6K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $9K | $5K | $179K | $13K | $22K |
| Hawley Elementary School | $6K | $16K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $5K | $5K | $14K | $73K | $18K |
| Hawley High School | $6K | $16K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $5K | $5K | $14K | $67K | $18K |
| Hawley Middle School | $6K | $16K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $5K | $5K | $14K | $67K | $18K |
| Hermleigh School | — | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $6K | $4K | $179K | $16K | $24K |
| Highland School | — | $1K | $2K | $26K | $2K | $2K | $4K | $179K | $11K | $13K |
| Hutchinson Elementary School | — | — | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | $4K | $179K | $12K | $20K |
| Ira School | $20K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $7K | $2K | $9K | $179K | $22K | $21K |
| Jim Ned Administration Office | — | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $4K | — | — | — |
| Loraine School | — | $1K | $25K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $6K | $179K | $25K | $16K |
| Lueders-Avoca Elem School | — | $4K | $5K | $7K | $28K | $9K | $16K | $186K | $13K | $14K |
| Lueders-Avoca High School | — | $4K | $5K | $7K | $28K | $9K | $16K | $186K | $13K | $19K |
| Maxfield Elementary School | — | $5K | $2K | $2K | $15K | $2K | $4K | $179K | $12K | $15K |
| Moran School | — | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $4K | $7K | $179K | $27K | $17K |
| North Elementary School | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $7K | $186K | $22K | $56K |
| Paint Creek School | $463 | $2K | $2K | $2K | $14K | $7K | $4K | $180K | $13K | $15K |
| Perkins Middle School | — | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $9K | $13K | $182K | $15K | $23K |
| Ranger Elementary School | — | $1K | $6K | $8K | $11K | $5K | $5K | $185K | $12K | $15K |
| Ranger High School | — | $1K | $6K | $8K | $11K | $5K | $5K | $185K | $12K | $15K |
| Ranger Middle School | — | $1K | $6K | $8K | $11K | $5K | $5K | $185K | $12K | $15K |
| Rising Star Elementary School | — | $6K | $14K | $2K | $2K | $3K | $7K | $179K | $13K | $15K |
| Rising Star High School | — | $6K | $14K | $2K | $2K | $3K | $5K | $179K | $12K | $15K |
| Roby Elementary School | $4K | $1K | $2K | $19K | $2K | $7K | $5K | $181K | $13K | $14K |
| Roby High School | $4K | $1K | $2K | $19K | $2K | $7K | $5K | $181K | $13K | $14K |
| Rotan Elementary School | — | $1K | $2K | $2K | $15K | $4K | $5K | $179K | $12K | $31K |
| Rotan High School | — | $1K | $2K | $2K | $15K | $4K | $7K | $179K | $12K | $25K |
| Rotan Jr High School | — | $1K | $2K | $2K | $15K | $2K | $7K | $179K | $16K | $16K |
| Rule School | $20K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $7K | $7K | $180K | $11K | $16K |
| Sidney School | — | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $4K | $6K | $179K | $12K | $14K |
| Stanfield Elementary School | — | — | — | — | $5K | $9K | $10K | $196K | $25K | $21K |
| Trent School | — | $9K | $12K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $4K | $14K | $70K | $14K |
| Wallace Accelerated High School | $8K | $16K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $5K | $179K | $46K | $20K |
| Westbrook School | — | $1K | $4K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $4K | $197K | $11K | $18K |
| Wylie Middle School | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $9K | $17K | $70K | $13K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baird Elementary School | Baird | 80% | 159 | 108 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Baird High School | Baird | 80% | 85 | 52 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Blackwell Consolidated Schools | Blackwell | 80% | 150 | 63 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Cisco Elementary School | Cisco | 80% | 403 | 297 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Cisco High School | Cisco | 80% | 244 | 180 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Cisco Junior High School | Cisco | 80% | 204 | 151 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Cisco Learning Center | Cisco | 78% | 4 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Colorado Elementary And Middle School | Colorado City | 80% | 649 | 499 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Colorado High School | Colorado City | 80% | 206 | 121 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Colorado Middle School | Colorado City | 78% | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Comanche Middle School | Comanche | 77% | 0 | 0 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| De Leon Ag Building | De Leon | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| De Leon Elementary School | De Leon | 80% | 340 | 314 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| De Leon Field House | De Leon | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| De Leon High School | De Leon | 80% | 195 | 120 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| De Leon Support Center (Tech Hub) | De Leon | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| De Leon Transportation Dept | De Leon | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| Education Service Center - Region 14 | Abilene | 78% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| Eula Elementary School | Clyde | 80% | 286 | 115 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Eula High School | Clyde | 80% | 116 | 42 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Eula Junior High School | Clyde | 80% | 101 | 41 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Gorman High School | Gorman | 80% | 83 | 46 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Gorman Middle School | Gorman | 80% | 72 | 53 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Gustine School | Gustine | 80% | 141 | 115 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Hamlin Elementary School | Hamlin | 80% | 267 | 267 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Hamlin High School | Hamlin | 80% | 160 | 160 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Haskell Elementary School | Haskell | 80% | 287 | 236 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Haskell High School | Haskell | 80% | 158 | 82 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Haskell Junior High School | Haskell | 80% | 107 | 75 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Hawley Elementary School | Hawley | 80% | 358 | 249 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Hawley High School | Hawley | 80% | 209 | 145 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Hawley Middle School | Hawley | 80% | 170 | 118 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Hermleigh School | Hermleigh | 80% | 252 | 127 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Highland School | Roscoe | 78% | 232 | 82 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Hutchinson Elementary School | Colorado City | 78% | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Ira School | Ira | 80% | 256 | 59 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Jim Ned Administration Office | Tuscola | 78% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| Loraine School | Loraine | 80% | 159 | 119 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Lueders-Avoca Elem School | Lueders | 80% | 70 | 56 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Lueders-Avoca High School | Lueders | 80% | 36 | 28 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Maxfield Elementary School | Gorman | 80% | 151 | 110 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Moran School | Moran | 80% | 129 | 94 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| North Elementary School | Breckenridge | 77% | 219 | 151 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Paint Creek School | Haskell | 80% | 92 | 92 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Perkins Middle School | De Leon | 80% | 127 | 93 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Ranger Elementary School | Ranger | 80% | 164 | 138 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Ranger High School | Ranger | 80% | 94 | 56 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Ranger Middle School | Ranger | 80% | 85 | 56 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Rising Star Elementary School | Rising Star | 80% | 85 | 62 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Rising Star High School | Rising Star | 80% | 69 | 41 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Roby Elementary School | Roby | 80% | 220 | 110 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Roby High School | Roby | 80% | 82 | 32 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Rotan Elementary School | Rotan | 78% | 130 | 84 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Rotan High School | Rotan | 78% | 128 | 63 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Rotan Jr High School | Rotan | 78% | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Rule School | Rule | 80% | 133 | 133 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Sidney School | Sidney | 80% | 128 | 82 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Stanfield Elementary School | Snyder | 78% | 0 | 0 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Rural |
| Trent School | Trent | 80% | 165 | 97 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Wallace Accelerated High School | Colorado City | 80% | 15 | 11 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Westbrook School | Westbrook | 80% | 251 | 92 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Wylie Middle School | Abilene | 77% | 678 | 121 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cebridge Telecom MO, LLC | — | $108K | $215K | $215K | $219K | $216K | $167K | $13.5M | $1.9M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | $97K | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.0M | $268K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Texas State Technical College - Sweetwater | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $386K | $386K | $346K | $384K | $589K | $613K | $486K | $618K | $578K | $611K | $492K | $319K | — | — |
| Cebridge Telecom TX, LP | — | $6K | $6K | $6K | — | — | $201K | $201K | $204K | $165K | $31K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Direct Packet Research | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.