Nebraska's 3rd District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $2,593,774 | $5,073,937 | $4,558,670 | $5,516,764 | $5,616,630 | $3,853,846 | $4,963,553 | $4,345,427 | $4,343,480 | $5,999,326 |
| Average discount rate | 69% | 72% | 71% | 71% | 72% | 72% | 72% | 70% | 48% | 50% |
| Service providers | 69 | 66 | 60 | 61 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 96 | 118 |
| Billed entities | 219 | 239 | 211 | 198 | 195 | 201 | 214 | 235 | 257 | 277 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $357 | $129K | $435K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $1.4M | $2.2M | $1.6M | $2.6M | $2.2M | $736K | $1.4M | $957K | $651K | $1.5M |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $1.1M | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.9M | $3.4M | $3.1M | $3.6M | $3.4M | $3.6M | $4.1M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $12K | $14K | $5K | — | $809 | $420 | $17K | $12K | $8K | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $33K | $6K | $34K | $41K | $45K | $38K | $8K | — | — | — |
| Wi-Fi Hotspots Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wireless School Bus Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Top billed entities
| Billed entity | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Of Neb Dept Of Admin Services, Office Of The Cio | $112K | $961K | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.4M | $184K | $285K | $631K | $4.4M | $882K |
| Grand Island Public Schools | $31K | $381K | $224K | $917K | $761K | $223K | $222K | $463K | $215K | $227K | $2.3M | $463K |
| Southwest Nebraska Distance Education Network | $4K | $216K | $326K | $321K | $330K | $329K | $470K | $401K | $405K | $395K | $1.2M | $239K |
| Kearney Public School District | $33K | $37K | $37K | $37K | $712K | $89K | $86K | $92K | $92K | $301K | $855K | $171K |
| Educational Service Unit No. 13 | $95K | $163K | $140K | $179K | $178K | $180K | $198K | $186K | $169K | $227K | $754K | $151K |
| Hastings Public School Dist | $75K | $89K | $50K | $240K | $166K | $57K | $186K | $57K | $84K | $66K | $620K | $124K |
| South Sioux City School Dist | $37K | $20K | $351K | $24K | $154K | $37K | $134K | $32K | $50K | $100K | $586K | $117K |
| Beatrice Public School District | $29K | $91K | $61K | $252K | $95K | $59K | $169K | $55K | $66K | $54K | $528K | $106K |
| North Platte Public Schools | — | $214K | $52K | $74K | $111K | $38K | $11K | — | — | $236K | $451K | $90K |
| Scottsbluff Public Sch Dist | $25K | $39K | $90K | $149K | $86K | $28K | $59K | $49K | $56K | $123K | $389K | $78K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unite Private Networks, LLC | $518K | $950K | $847K | $833K | $1.2M | $818K | $795K | $866K | $999K | $929K | $4.3M | $861K |
| Prime Communications, Inc. | $281K | $456K | $310K | $1.2M | $367K | $26K | $143K | $38K | — | $31K | $2.6M | $513K |
| Nebraska Link LLC | $45K | $391K | $547K | $567K | $671K | $640K | $977K | $875K | $902K | $978K | $2.2M | $444K |
| Great Plains Communications, Inc. | $70K | $376K | $565K | $590K | $592K | $667K | $712K | $609K | $566K | $560K | $2.2M | $438K |
| Sterling Computers Corporation | $351K | $231K | $152K | $50K | $132K | $158K | $183K | — | — | $44K | $915K | $183K |
| Riverside Technologies, Inc. | $11K | $229K | $331K | $40K | $293K | $65K | $17K | $6K | — | $25K | $904K | $181K |
| ALLO COMMUNICATIONS LLC | $77K | $196K | $141K | $222K | $208K | $230K | $228K | $186K | $125K | $186K | $844K | $169K |
| CDW Government LLC | $210K | $37K | $142K | $352K | $24K | $94K | $35K | $332K | $25K | $128K | $766K | $153K |
| Hamilton Long Distance Company | $24K | $70K | $176K | $108K | $321K | $35K | $47K | $34K | $47K | $50K | $699K | $140K |
| 20/20 Technologies LLC | $27K | $54K | $156K | $125K | $268K | $129K | $272K | $123K | $21K | $62K | $631K | $126K |
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.