Florida's 17th District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $2,177,047 | $830,068 | $3,743,784 | $1,875,072 | $1,260,030 | $2,413,297 | $2,856,787 | $1,416,049 | $1,746,828 | $839,562 |
| Average discount rate | 74% | 70% | 75% | 72% | 73% | 75% | 75% | 64% | 69% | 60% |
| Service providers | 18 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 21 |
| Billed entities | 20 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $47K | $60K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $1.6M | $28K | $3.0M | $1.1M | $716K | $1.9M | $2.3M | $947K | $1.2M | $387K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $611K | $771K | $753K | $705K | $544K | $550K | $544K | $465K | $461K | $389K |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | $28K | $18K | $38K | — | — | — | — | — | $3K |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | $3K | — | $2K | — | — | $3K | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarasota County School District | $1.2M | $32K | $1.6M | $1.1M | $591K | $1.4M | $2.1M | $1.0M | $727K | $80K | $4.5M | $903K |
| Charlotte County School Dist | $514K | $676K | $2.0M | $489K | $472K | $758K | $546K | $239K | $808K | $599K | $4.1M | $825K |
| Glades County School District | $175K | — | — | $48K | $65K | $64K | $65K | $65K | $72K | $54K | $288K | $58K |
| Imagine Charter School At North Port | $173K | $14K | $14K | $22K | $19K | $13K | $32K | $37K | $50K | $15K | $241K | $48K |
| Sarasota School Of Arts & Sciences | $11K | $13K | $13K | $77K | $22K | $17K | $19K | $9K | $24K | $51K | $135K | $27K |
| Babcock Neighborhood School (District) | — | $36K | $7K | $68K | $10K | $24K | — | — | — | — | $122K | $24K |
| Suncoast School For Innovative Studies | $14K | $16K | $17K | $48K | $17K | $33K | $2K | $3K | $5K | $5K | $113K | $23K |
| Dreamers Academy | $69K | — | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $80K | $16K |
| Imagine School At Palmer Ranch | $7K | $9K | $36K | $10K | $10K | $10K | $14K | $14K | $45K | $2K | $70K | $14K |
| Walker Memorial Academy | $6K | $10K | $10K | $10K | $14K | $14K | $39K | — | — | — | $51K | $10K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENA Services, LLC | $514K | $648K | $1.9M | $382K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3.5M | $694K |
| United Data Technologies, Inc. | — | — | $1.5M | — | $703K | $328K | $270K | — | $551K | $336K | $2.2M | $437K |
| CDW Government LLC | $1.2M | — | — | — | $3K | $1.3M | $2.0M | $928K | $635K | — | $1.2M | $234K |
| Netsync Network Solutions | — | — | $156K | $974K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.1M | $226K |
| Crown Castle Fiber LLC | $19K | $45K | $45K | $187K | $373K | $396K | $371K | $322K | $358K | $314K | $668K | $134K |
| Howard Technology Solutions | $187K | — | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $196K | $39K |
| Comcast Business Communications | $32K | $36K | $44K | $37K | $45K | $37K | $39K | $20K | $4K | $4K | $194K | $39K |
| Northern Star Data | $155K | — | $27K | — | — | — | $582 | $6K | $38K | $10K | $182K | $36K |
| Verizon Florida LLC. | $27K | $33K | $33K | $36K | $36K | $28K | $50K | $52K | $46K | $34K | $166K | $33K |
| CenturyLink-Embarq Florida, Inc. (FKA Embarq) | — | — | — | $48K | $65K | $64K | $66K | $68K | $78K | $60K | $113K | $23K |
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.