Internet Archive
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 | — | $182K | $313K | $313K | $317K | $243K | $87K | $201K | $209K | $191K | $35K | $664K | $660K | $667K | $898K | $629K | $629K | $654K | $463K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 35,000 | 33,333 | 37,500 | 37,500 | 40,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 35,000 | 33,333 | 37,500 | 37,500 | 40,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $16K | $60K | $67K | $143K | — | — | $25K | $37K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $182K | $313K | $313K | $317K | $243K | $87K | $201K | $209K | $191K | $35K | $648K | $600K | $600K | $755K | $629K | $629K | $629K | $426K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet Archive | — | $182K | $313K | $313K | $317K | $257K | $87K | $201K | $209K | $191K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet Archive | San Francisco | 90% | — | — | 100,000 | 100,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $648K | $600K | $600K | $755K | $629K | $629K | $629K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zayo Group, LLC | — | $182K | $227K | $227K | $227K | $215K | $33K | $33K | $33K | $33K | $35K | $16K | $60K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cogent Communications, Inc. dba PSINet, Inc. | — | — | $86K | $86K | $90K | $28K | $54K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $426K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Astound Broadband, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $176K | $158K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AboveNet Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $67K | $143K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WAVEDIVISION HOLDINGS, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $168K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| IP Networks, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $25K | $37K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Integrity Network Solutions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Foundry Networks, 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.