Overview

Indicator2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Total E-Rate subsidies—$7K$7K$53K—————————————$8K$9K$6K$7K——$3K$6K$12K$28K$29K
Average discount rate40%40%40%40%—————————————40%40%40%40%—40%40%40%40%40%40%
Schools & libraries (in this area)1111————————————————————————
Service providers1113—————————————6765—759877
Avg download speed (Mbps)2,0002,0002,0001,000————————————————————————
Avg upload speed (Mbps)2,0002,0002,0001,000————————————————————————

Subsidies by E-Rate service type

Service type2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Voice————————————————————————————
Telecomm Services—————————————————$5K$7K$3K$7K——$3K$6K$12K$15K$16K
Internal Connections——————————————————————————$12K—
Data Transmission and/or Internet Access—$7K$7K$7K—————————————$2K$2K$2K———————$13K
Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections————————————————————————————
Managed Internal Broadband Services———$46K————————————————————————

Subsidies by service provider (top 10, FY2024)

Service provider2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
FirstLight Fiber, Inc.—$7K$7K$7K—————————————$2K$2K$2K————————

Recipient demographics

RecipientAddressCityDiscount RateStudentsNSLPNSLP %Down MbpsUp MbpsUrban/Rural
Albany Academy135 Academy Rd 12208Albany40%689314%2,0002,000Urban

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.