Overview

Indicator2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Total E-Rate subsidies$9K$196K$11K$11K$11K$14K$14K$14K$13K$13K$57K$162K
Average discount rate90%87%90%90%90%90%90%90%68%70%75%80%
Schools & libraries (in this area)3333333333
Service providers121111111121
Avg download speed (Mbps)2,0002,0001,0001,0001,000600600600400195
Avg upload speed (Mbps)2,0002,0001,0001,0001,000600600600400179

Subsidies by E-Rate service type

Service type2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Voice$259$432$488
Telecomm Services
Internal Connections$186K$45K$162K
Data Transmission and/or Internet Access$9K$10K$11K$11K$11K$14K$14K$14K$12K$12K$11K
Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections
Managed Internal Broadband Services

Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution

Recipient2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Lark Branch Library$3K$144K$4K$4K$4K$5K$5K$5K$4K$4K
Mcallen Public Library$3K$144K$4K$4K$4K$5K$5K$5K$4K$4K
Palm View Branch Library$3K$144K$4K$4K$4K$5K$5K$5K$4K$4K

Recipient demographics

RecipientCityDiscount RateStudentsNSLPDown MbpsUp MbpsUrban/Rural
Lark Branch LibraryMcallen90%2,0002,000Urban
Mcallen Public LibraryMcallen90%2,0002,000Urban
Palm View Branch LibraryMcallen90%2,0002,000Urban

Subsidies by service provider (top 10)

Service provider2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Insight Public Sector Inc$186K$45K$162K
Charter Communications Operating, LLC$9K$10K$11K$11K$11K$14K$14K$14K
SmartCom Telephone, LLC$13K$13K$12K

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.