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 | $88K | $17K | $20K | $13K | $52K | $26K | $15K | $24K | $25K | $54K | $45K | $45K | $45K | $29K | $29K | $24K | $18K | $15K | $15K | $14K | — | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 70% | 30% | 50% | 70% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | — | 70% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 6,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 750 | 500 | 200 | 200 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 6,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 625 | 500 | 200 | 200 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $3K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $9K | $9K | $9K | $9K | $7K | $7K | $5K | $6K | $5K | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | $3K | $6K | — | $31K | $9K | — | — | — | $26K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $88K | $14K | $14K | $13K | $21K | $17K | $15K | $24K | $24K | $24K | $39K | $36K | $36K | $20K | $19K | $16K | $11K | $9K | $9K | $9K | — | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wi-Fi Hotspots Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington School | $94K | $17K | $20K | $14K | $52K | $28K | $15K | $24K | $25K | $61K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington School | Covington | 80% | 351 | 198 | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDLINK12 Telecommunications Network | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $24K | $24K | $24K | $39K | $35K | $35K | $18K | $18K | $15K | $10K | $9K | $9K | $9K | — | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LightStream Networks, LLC | $78K | — | — | $4K | $21K | $17K | $15K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | $10K | $14K | $14K | $10K | — | — | — | — | $575 | $2K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $2K | $1K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Advanced Networks of Texas | — | $3K | $6K | — | $31K | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cingular Wireless | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $468 | $1K | $2K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Technology for Education, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $26K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ezTask.com, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Signature Telecommunications, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $444 | $624 | $820 | $709 | $764 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MCI Communications Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALLTEL Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.