Alabama's 5th District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $2,366,326 | $1,643,641 | $1,601,407 | $4,779,395 | $2,973,148 | $2,163,151 | $4,415,955 | $2,771,958 | $2,434,011 | $2,732,497 |
| Average discount rate | 77% | 69% | 68% | 72% | 69% | 73% | 75% | 71% | 44% | 58% |
| Service providers | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 31 | 28 |
| Billed entities | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $70K | $205K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $1.7M | $581K | $272K | $3.2M | $1.4M | $808K | $2.4M | $1.1M | $525K | $858K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $693K | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $2.0M | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.7M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | $4K | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | $16K |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $52K | — |
| Wi-Fi Hotspots Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Top billed entities
| Billed entity | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville City School Dist | $338K | $365K | $378K | $3.2M | $531K | — | $2.3M | $578K | $649K | $631K | $4.8M | $953K |
| Morgan County School District | — | $248K | $231K | $248K | $1.2M | $383K | $578K | $399K | $339K | $573K | $1.9M | $382K |
| Lauderdale County School Dist | $923K | $329K | $112K | $124K | $65K | $307K | $269K | $66K | $143K | $158K | $1.6M | $310K |
| Limestone County School Dist | $200K | $195K | $254K | $134K | $449K | $596K | $99K | $99K | $137K | $187K | $1.2M | $246K |
| Madison County School District | $116K | $111K | $317K | $374K | $271K | $271K | $316K | $466K | $52K | $203K | $1.2M | $238K |
| Athens City School District | $268K | $189K | $182K | $170K | $61K | $61K | $110K | $197K | $107K | $175K | $870K | $174K |
| Jackson County School District | $309K | — | — | $142K | $142K | $142K | $142K | $356K | $165K | $165K | $593K | $119K |
| Decatur City School District | $113K | — | — | $170K | $170K | $193K | $341K | $289K | $664K | $407K | $453K | $91K |
| Madison City Schools | $45K | $59K | $60K | $47K | $50K | $59K | $72K | $258K | $76K | $63K | $261K | $52K |
| Scottsboro City School Dist | $28K | $91K | — | $112K | $23K | $81K | $125K | $36K | $66K | $66K | $254K | $51K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Transport Solutions, Inc. | $776K | $433K | $663K | $821K | $779K | $1.1M | $1.1M | $791K | $476K | $771K | $3.5M | $694K |
| Wescott Technologies LLC | — | — | — | $2.6M | — | $483K | — | — | — | — | $2.6M | $513K |
| ENA Services, LLC | $305K | $365K | $378K | $376K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.4M | $285K |
| Howard Technology Solutions | $48K | $61K | $57K | $226K | $842K | $45K | $84K | $351K | — | — | $1.2M | $247K |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $129K | $151K | $161K | $308K | $221K | $310K | $302K | $445K | — | — | $971K | $194K |
| Synergetics Diversified Computer Services, Inc | $305K | — | $4K | $216K | $186K | $26K | $1.9M | — | — | — | $711K | $142K |
| Robert J. Young Company, LLC | $204K | $125K | $215K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $544K | $109K |
| Telepak Networks, Inc. | — | — | — | — | $531K | — | — | — | — | — | $531K | $106K |
| Syndesi Solutions, Inc | — | — | — | $115K | $333K | — | $191K | $114K | — | — | $448K | $90K |
| Southern Light, LLC | $64K | $94K | $63K | $55K | $61K | $61K | $61K | — | — | — | $337K | $67K |
Each billed entity is assigned to the congressional district (119th Congress boundaries, U.S. Census TIGER/Line 2024) containing the largest number of its recipient sites, located by their USAC-reported coordinates; entities without usable coordinates use the district in their USAC profile. Funding totals are total authorized disbursements (FCC Form 471 FRN Status, USAC dataset qdmp-ygft); speeds are from Recipient Details and Commitments (avi8-svp9); pre-2016 history is from USAC legacy data (1998-2015). Note: the last year or two in any disbursement series always looks artificially low (FY2025 invoices are still being paid) — that’s the real state of USAC’s data, not an error.