Overview

Indicator2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Total E-Rate subsidies$42K—$6K$10K$10K$9K$6K$34K$7K$13K$10K$13K$10K$11K——————$5K$6K$6K$7K$9K$14K——
Average discount rate40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%27%20%27%40%40%40%—————40%40%40%40%40%40%40%——
Schools & libraries (in this area)1—11111111——————————————————
Service providers21111113163333—————1222253——
Avg download speed (Mbps)2,000—2,0002,0002,0002,0001,0001,000200200——————————————————
Avg upload speed (Mbps)2,000—2,0002,0002,0002,0001,0001,000200200——————————————————

Subsidies by E-Rate service type

Service type2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Voice——————————$2K—————————————————
Telecomm Services———————————$5K$4K$3K——————$5K$6K$6K$7K$9K$14K——
Internal Connections$37K——————$27K—$7K——————————————————
Data Transmission and/or Internet Access$6K—$6K$10K$10K$9K$6K$6K$7K$7K$8K$8K$6K$8K——————————————
Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections————————————————————————————
Managed Internal Broadband Services————————————————————————————

Recipient demographics

RecipientAddressCityDiscount RateStudentsNSLPNSLP %Down MbpsUp MbpsUrban/Rural
Nichols School1250 Amherst Street 14216Buffalo40%550214%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.