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 | $101K | $37K | $100K | $42K | $125K | $95K | $228K | $129K | $73K | $108K | — | $29K | $117K | $772K | $292K | $108K | $439K | — | $48K | $36K | $78K | $171K | $12K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 84% | 90% | 88% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 88% | 37% | 54% | 69% | — | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | — | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 80% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $12K | $23K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $25K | $114K | $60K | $38K | $34K | $39K | — | — | $36K | $30K | $19K | $9K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $101K | — | $58K | — | — | — | $99K | — | — | $42K | — | — | — | $431K | — | — | $357K | — | — | — | — | $87K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $37K | $42K | $42K | $125K | $95K | $129K | $127K | $61K | $42K | — | $4K | $3K | $234K | $195K | $38K | $43K | — | $48K | — | $48K | $64K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $47K | $60K | $36K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unspecified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Varnett School - East | $48K | $7K | $26K | $7K | $31K | $25K | $81K | $38K | $25K | $43K |
| The Varnett School - Northeast | $48K | $7K | $26K | $7K | $31K | $25K | $76K | $38K | $25K | $43K |
| The Varnett School - Southwest | $48K | $3K | $22K | $3K | $31K | $25K | $104K | $38K | $25K | $43K |
| Varnet School South East | — | — | — | — | — | $25K | $66K | $38K | — | — |
| Varnett Administration Annex | $5K | $25K | $26K | $26K | $31K | $25K | — | — | — | — |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Varnett School - East | Houston | 80% | 275 | 130 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| The Varnett School - Northeast | Houston | 80% | 354 | 228 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| The Varnett School - Southwest | Houston | 80% | 530 | 310 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Varnet School South East | Houston | 90% | 53 | 53 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Varnett Administration Annex | Houston | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, LLC | — | $37K | $42K | $42K | $125K | $95K | $129K | $128K | $65K | $52K | — | — | $92K | $64K | $41K | $53K | $15K | — | — | $19K | $13K | $12K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Advanced Network Systems, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $478K | $60K | $36K | $357K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless fka Cellco Partnership | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $7K | $12K | — | $25K | $21K | $222K | $187K | $19K | $21K | — | — | $17K | $17K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDW Government LLC | $101K | — | — | — | — | — | $99K | — | — | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Business Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $43K | — | $48K | — | $48K | $55K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VeeMost Technologies Ltd | — | — | $58K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dell Marketing L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $57K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Graybar Electric | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $31K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Action Communication Technology, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $30K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $9K | $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.