City Of Brownsville - Brownsville Public Library System
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 | $21K | $23K | $21K | $281K | $35K | $35K | $35K | $35K | $43K | $53K | $55K | $34K | $15K | $60K | $54K | $60K | $693K | $126K | $85K | $13K | $600K | $213K | $362K | $972K | $711K | $1.8M | $349K | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 90% | 90% | 87% | 90% | 90% | 88% | 90% | 60% | 63% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 76% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 90% | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 9,953 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 9,953 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $15K | — | — | — | — | $13K | $13K | $13K | $13K | $16K | $11K | $22K | $8K | $16K | $3K | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | $246K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $634K | — | — | — | $527K | $107K | $260K | $901K | $623K | $1.7M | $342K | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $21K | $23K | $21K | $35K | $35K | $35K | $35K | $35K | $43K | $43K | $43K | $28K | — | $59K | $54K | $60K | $59K | $60K | $60K | — | $60K | $89K | $90K | $49K | $80K | $43K | $4K | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $216 | — | — | — | $53K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Branch Library | $11K | $11K | $11K | $265K | $35K | $35K | $35K | $35K | $26K | $100K |
| Southmost Branch Library | $11K | $11K | $11K | $16K | — | — | — | — | $26K | $9K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Branch Library | Brownsville | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Southmost Branch Library | Brownsville | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insight Public Sector Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $216 | — | — | $634K | $53K | $11K | — | $527K | $107K | $260K | $702K | $623K | $1.7M | $321K | — |
| Time Warner Cable Business LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $43K | $43K | $43K | $28K | — | $59K | $54K | $60K | $59K | $60K | $60K | — | $60K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MCI Communications Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $89K | $90K | $49K | $80K | $39K | $21K | — |
| Netsync Network Solutions | — | — | — | $246K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SmartCom Telephone, LLC | $21K | $23K | $21K | $35K | $35K | $35K | $35K | $35K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dell Marketing LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $200K | — | — | — | — |
| Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $9K | $12K | $6K | $15K | — | — | — | — | $13K | $13K | $13K | $13K | $16K | $11K | $22K | $8K | $16K | $3K | — |
| Valley Tech Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $4K | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WorldCom, 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.