Overview

Indicator2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Total E-Rate subsidies$12K$12K$11K$11K$11K$25K$32K$32K$32K$15K$86K$87K$70K$373K$74K$69K$74K$94K$100K$67K$75K$55K$73K$73K
Average discount rate90%87%88%90%80%70%50%60%77%89%90%90%90%80%90%90%80%80%80%80%80%80%80%80%80%
Schools & libraries (in this area)111111111
Service providers12212122444443834755676108
Avg download speed (Mbps)1,0001,000300300300150150150100
Avg upload speed (Mbps)1,0001,000300300300150150150100

Subsidies by E-Rate service type

Service type2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Voice
Telecomm Services$32K$68K$76K$60K$65K$62K$57K$64K$58K$63K$54K$64K$44K$61K$59K
Internal Connections$296K
Data Transmission and/or Internet Access$12K$12K$11K$11K$11K$25K$32K$32K$15K$17K$11K$10K$11K$11K$12K$10K$36K$36K$12K$12K$12K$12K$14K
Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections
Managed Internal Broadband Services

Subsidies by service provider (top 10, FY2024)

Service provider2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Southern Light, LLC$12K$12K$11K$11K$11K

Recipient demographics

RecipientAddressCityDiscount RateStudentsNSLPNSLP %Down MbpsUp MbpsUrban/Rural
Piney Woods SchoolGeneral Delivery 39148Piney Woods85%766687%1,0001,000Rural

Overview and provider figures are the entity’s total authorized disbursements (entity-wide, FCC Form 471 FRN Status). Service-provider top 10 ranked by FY2024 disbursements. 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.