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 | $14K | $27K | $27K | $14K | $29K | $16K | $17K | $38K | $18K | $12K | $10K | $13K | $13K | $45K | $9K | $42K | $28K | $26K | $132K | $14K | $13K | — | $29K | — | $9K | $5K | $8K | — |
| Average discount rate | 88% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 88% | 90% | 90% | 49% | 60% | 70% | 82% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 500 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 1,000 | 150 | 500 | 150 | 40 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 500 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 1,000 | 150 | 500 | 150 | 40 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $633 | $2K | $3K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $6K | $6K | $2K | $8K | $7K | $6K | $8K | $5K | $7K | — | $5K | — | $5K | $1K | $5K | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | $15K | — | — | $18K | — | — | — | — | — | $27K | — | $13K | — | — | $118K | — | — | — | $24K | — | — | — | $4K | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $14K | $27K | $27K | $14K | $14K | $16K | $17K | $19K | $16K | $9K | $6K | $8K | $7K | $8K | $7K | $8K | $7K | $6K | $940 | $9K | $6K | — | — | — | $4K | $4K | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | — | $14K | $14K | $14K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst School | $49K | $37K | $36K | $24K | $81K | $502K | $60K | $75K | $48K | $32K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst School | Amherst | 90% | 106 | 101 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education Service Center- Region 17 | $14K | $27K | $27K | $14K | $14K | $16K | $17K | $19K | $16K | $9K | $6K | $6K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $6K | $5K | — | $5K | $5K | — | $7K | — | $4K | — | — | — |
| Desert Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $31K | — | $27K | $14K | $14K | $123K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $615 | $2K | $3K | $4K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $2K | $2K | $4K | $2K | $4K | $4K | $4K | — | $4K | — | $3K | — | — | — |
| Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | — | $4K | — | — |
| Synetra, Ltd. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $18K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ByteSpeed, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $17K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Computex Technology Solutions | — | — | — | — | $15K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Midwest Internet Consulting Group, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | — | $1K | — | $1K | $940 | $940 | $940 | $1K | $912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NTS Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $18 | $69 | $71 | $118 | $150 | $168 | $253 | $305 | $384 | $347 | $446 | $518 | $500 | $503 | — | $482 | — | $810 | $589 | $824 | — |
| Jantzen Investment Corp.,dba 4Gl Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | — |
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.