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 | $20K | $37K | $33K | $52K | $25K | $22K | $26K | $109K | $140K | $162K | $105K | $111K | $59K | $66K | $120K | $179K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 88% | 90% | 87% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 85% | 50% | 50% | 72% | 75% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 82% | 89% | 89% | 82% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 200 | 67 | 63 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 200 | 67 | 63 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $342 | $2K | $30K | $45K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $95K | $146K | $103K | $75K | $50K | $56K | $59K | $52K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | $6K | — | — | $20K | — | — | — | $27K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $51K | $118K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $14K | $14K | $37K | $33K | $33K | $25K | $22K | $25K | $52K | — | $16K | $3K | $36K | $9K | $10K | $10K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar E Chavez Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | $9K | $7K | $10K | $66K |
| Por Vida Academy Charter High School | $9K | $7K | $12K | $18K | $16K | $29K | $9K | $11K | $24K | $67K |
| Por Vida Academy Corpus Christi | $9K | $7K | $12K | $18K | $16K | $24K | $9K | $7K | $10K | $66K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar E Chavez Academy | Corpus Christi | 80% | 72 | 47 | 200 | 200 | Urban |
| Por Vida Academy Charter High School | San Antonio | 90% | 105 | 105 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Por Vida Academy Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | 85% | 70 | 65 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $16K | $30K | $124K | $70K | $31K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southwestern Bell Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $42K | $108K | $33K | $31K | $40K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tel West Network Services Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $35K | $50K | $56K | $59K | $52K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flexile Multimedia Systems Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $51K | $118K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Time Warner Cable Business LLC | — | — | — | $37K | $33K | $33K | — | $22K | $14K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | — | $14K | $14K | — | — | — | $25K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tagle Rock Technologies LLC | — | — | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $27K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Education Service Center, Region 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SkyRider Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | $20K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCHOOLinSITES.com LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.