Educational Options Foundation
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 |
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| Total E-Rate subsidies | $14K | $18K | $22K | $24K | $36K | $28K | $16K | $7K | $13K | $23K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 60% | 70% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 67% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 91 | 62 | 51 | 53 | 44 | 46 | 53 | 50 | 53 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 58 | 34 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
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| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $681 | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $14K | $18K | $22K | $24K | $36K | $28K | $16K | $7K | $12K | $21K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edoptions Aoi Program | $14K | $18K | $23K | $22K | $34K | $55K | $17K | $23K | $33K | $17K |
| Edoptions Hs Learning Center | $7K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $6K | $6K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edoptions Aoi Program | Tempe | 60% | 93 | 25 | 300 | 300 | Urban |
| Edoptions Hs Learning Center | Tempe | 60% | 425 | 174 | 300 | 300 | 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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| Cox Arizona Telcom, LLC | $14K | $14K | $17K | $17K | $28K | $28K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CenturyLink Qwest Corporation | $607 | $2K | $528 | $2K | $3K | — | $7K | — | $3K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MCC Telephony, LLC | — | $1K | $2K | $2K | $3K | — | $2K | — | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southwestern Telephone Company | — | $320 | $568 | $710 | $710 | — | $710 | $710 | $1K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cable One, Inc. | — | — | — | $897 | $806 | — | $1K | $1K | $937 | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frontier Communications of the Southwest, Inc. | — | $285 | $507 | $633 | $369 | $576 | $672 | $672 | $595 | $672 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cable One, Inc. | — | $666 | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDW Government LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spectrum Communications Cabling Services, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.