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 | $44K | $31K | $31K | $19K | $42K | $42K | $42K | $72K | $81K | $81K | $104K | $108K | — | $23K | $21K | — | $29K | — | — | $40K | $41K | $41K | $45K | $62K | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 88% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 88% | 30% | 58% | 60% | 77% | 90% | — | 80% | 80% | — | 80% | — | — | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 90% | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,375 | 1,333 | 1,333 | 1,167 | 875 | 875 | 875 | 222 | 222 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 1,375 | 1,333 | 1,333 | 1,167 | 875 | 875 | 875 | 220 | 220 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | $5K | $10K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $71K | $108K | — | $23K | $21K | — | $29K | — | — | $29K | $30K | $30K | $31K | $31K | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $41K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | — | $23K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $17K | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $3K | $31K | $31K | $19K | $42K | $42K | $42K | $70K | $72K | $71K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $11K | $11K | $14K | $14K | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Holdings | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lad Lake Synergy | $18K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $12K | $12K | $12K | $24K | $18K | $27K |
| Lad Lake, Inc. | — | — | — | — | $9K | $9K | $9K | $16K | $4K | $13K |
| Lad Lake, Inc. School | $33K | $24K | $24K | $24K | $9K | $9K | $11K | $16K | $44K | $13K |
| St. Rose Youth & Family Center School | $18K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $12K | $12K | $12K | $21K | $18K | $27K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Holdings | Milwaukee | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| Lad Lake Synergy | Milwaukee | 90% | 42 | 42 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Lad Lake, Inc. | Dousman | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| Lad Lake, Inc. School | Oconomowoc | 90% | 20 | 20 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Rural |
| St. Rose Youth & Family Center School | Milwaukee | 90% | 20 | 20 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Warner Cable Business LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $72K | $76K | $80K | $75K | $88K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CenturyTel of the Midwest-Wisconsin, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $22K | $17K | — | $20K | — | — | $31K | $32K | $31K | $34K | $37K | — | — | — | — |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $3K | $31K | $31K | $19K | $42K | $42K | $42K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $317 | $4K | — | $10K | — | — | $7K | $8K | $7K | $8K | $4K | — | — | — | — |
| Trace3, LLC | $37K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthlink Business LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $17K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin Wireless Communications Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $23K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDW Government LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $17K | — | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin Bell Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $2K | $3K | $2K | $3K | — | — | — | — |
| United States Cellular Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $240 | $820 | $1K | — | $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.