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 | $6K | $13K | $9K | $9K | $56K | $14K | $16K | $50K | $72K | $7K | $157K | $86K | $107K | $93K | $95K | $71K | $59K | — | — | — | — | $24K | — | — | $20K | — | — | $19K |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 70% | 70% | 50% | 43% | 70% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 70% | 60% | — | — | 70% | — | 70% | 70% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 70% | 60% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,625 | 1,625 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 303 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 1,625 | 1,625 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 303 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $18K | $7K | $56K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $55K | $59K | $53K | $53K | $53K | $43K | — | — | — | — | $24K | — | — | $18K | — | — | $19K |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | $42K | — | — | — | — | — | $71K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $6K | $13K | $9K | $9K | $14K | $14K | $16K | $50K | $55K | — | $30K | $31K | $48K | $40K | $42K | $19K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon Institute | $14K | $14K | $14K | $14K | $60K | $14K | $16K | $50K | $84K | $45K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon Institute | Lyndon Center | 80% | 429 | 314 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENA Services, LLC | — | — | $9K | $9K | $14K | $14K | $16K | $50K | $63K | $7K | $118K | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | — | $23K | $24K | $36K | $36K | $30K | $20K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $19K | $36K | $36K | $38K | $15K | $15K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taconic Telephone Corp | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $19K | $23K | $18K | $23K | $32K | $35K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Vermont | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $24K | — | — | $15K | — | — | $17K |
| Ormsby's Computer Systems, Inc. | — | — | — | — | $42K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WhippleHill Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $11K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telephone Operating Company of Vermont LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | — | $15K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FirstLight Fiber, Inc. | $6K | $13K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charter Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.