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 | $2K | $6K | $7K | $7K | $45K | $34K | $22K | $15K | $15K | $26K | $26K | $37K | $47K | $37K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $22K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 37% | 37% | 50% | 50% | 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40% | 40% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 700 | 700 | 400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 700 | 700 | 400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
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| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $14K | $37K | $37K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $15K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $2K | — | — | — | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $6K | $7K | $7K | $34K | $34K | $22K | $15K | $15K | $25K | $22K | $23K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $26 | — | — | — | $407 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge School | $10K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $45K | $38K | $38K | $15K | $15K | $26K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge School | St George | 50% | 183 | 7 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 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 |
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| CenturyLink Central Telephone Co. of Virginia (FKA Embarq) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $26K | $26K | $33K | $34K | $35K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CenturyLink Qwest Communications Company, LLC | — | — | — | — | $34K | $34K | $22K | $15K | $15K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CenturyLink Level 3 Communications, LLC | — | $6K | $7K | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint - Local Telephone Division | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $14K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Questivity Inc | — | — | — | — | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Active Internet Technologies, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Broadband Network Services, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $243 | $2K | $2K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| U.S. Cellular | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $585 | $588 | $601 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | — | — | — | — | — |
| SRS Consulting Inc | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.