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 | — | $10K | $16K | $22K | $14K | $6K | $9K | $12K | $14K | $16K | — | $15K | $11K | $11K | $11K | $10K | $9K | $23K | $12K | — | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 58% | 64% | 73% | 80% | 83% | 83% | 80% | 80% | 78% | 75% | 78% | — | 73% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 329 | 329 | 406 | 674 | 609 | 115 | 214 | 114 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 322 | 322 | 276 | 335 | 222 | 43 | 13 | 13 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $631 | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $7K | $9K | $9K | $7K | $7K | $14K | $10K | — | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | $748 | $7K | $8K | $3K | $1K | — | $4K | $6K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $9K | $9K | $13K | $11K | $4K | $9K | $7K | $7K | $7K | — | $8K | $4K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $9K | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkins Centennial Library | $1K | $1K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $126 | $4K |
| Dover Public Library | $1K | $1K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $979 | $2K | $4K | $1K | $4K |
| Hector Branch Library | $720 | $720 | $2K | $819 | $720 | $720 | $720 | $758 | — | $3K |
| Pope County Bookmobile | $384 | $384 | $384 | $483 | $384 | $384 | $384 | $384 | — | $384 |
| Pope County Main Library | $9K | $6K | $9K | $13K | $6K | $2K | $4K | $5K | $5K | $4K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkins Centennial Library | Atkins | 80% | — | — | 300 | 300 | Rural |
| Dover Public Library | Dover | 80% | — | — | 300 | 300 | Rural |
| Hector Branch Library | Hector | 80% | — | — | 40 | 3 | Rural |
| Pope County Bookmobile | Russellville | 80% | — | — | 5 | 5 | Urban |
| Pope County Main Library | Russellville | 80% | — | — | 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 |
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| Connect Parent Corporation | — | $718 | $720 | $718 | $718 | $718 | $720 | $758 | $915 | $3K | — | $7K | $8K | $11K | $11K | $10K | $9K | $23K | $12K | — | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TCA Communications, LLC | — | — | — | $7K | $7K | $2K | $8K | $6K | $6K | $6K | — | $7K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SERVICE PLUS TELECOMMUNICATION INC. | — | $748 | $7K | $8K | $3K | $1K | — | $4K | $6K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| E. Ritter Communications Holdings, LLC. | — | $8K | $8K | $5K | $3K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | $384 | $384 | $384 | $384 | $384 | $336 | $384 | $382 | $384 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Business Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Family Tel Of Louisiana, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.