Bright Star Schools Consortium
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 | — | — | — | — | $149K | $102K | $231K | $303K | $28K | $218K | $249K | $147K | $93K | $72K | $119K | $103K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | — | — | — | — | 87% | 87% | 84% | 85% | 50% | 66% | 84% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | — | — | — | — | 980 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 300 | 314 | 289 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | — | — | — | — | 980 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 300 | 314 | 289 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | $17K | $28K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $28K | $45K | $9K | $12K | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | $158K | $60K | — | — | $38K | — | — | — | — | $15K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | — | — | — | $149K | $102K | $73K | $243K | $18K | $201K | $171K | $119K | $48K | $63K | $71K | $35K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | — | — | — | $37K | $46K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stella Middle Charter Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $25K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stella Middle Charter Academy | Los Angeles | 48% | 272 | 260 | 200 | 200 | 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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| Time Warner Cable Business LLC | — | — | — | — | $136K | $102K | — | $243K | $18K | $201K | $171K | $114K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Time Warner Cable Information Services (California), LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $62K | $63K | $64K | $35K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| lovolt Services Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | $158K | $50K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Advanced Network Systems, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $37K | $61K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | — | — | — | — | $13K | — | $73K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jive Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | $17K | $19K | $17K | $12K | $2K | $7K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Digital Network Resources, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $38K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Mobility | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | $11K | — | — | $8K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $19K | $7K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HSC Networks Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.