Overview

Indicator2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Total E-Rate subsidies$27K$113K$238K—$210K—$90K$57K$216K$314K$112K$18K—$26K$25K$23K$26K$27K$20K$17K$24K—$27K$7K—$36K——
Average discount rate85%85%85%—85%—85%85%82%82%70%73%—72%72%72%72%72%71%74%74%74%71%71%—68%——
Schools & libraries (in this area)15151513131313121413——————————————————
Service providers112—2—225854—11111112111—3——
Avg download speed (Mbps)5381,192538538292538292304221155——————————————————
Avg upload speed (Mbps)5381,192538538292538292304221155——————————————————

Subsidies by E-Rate service type

Service type2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Voice————————$6K$9K$10K—————————————————
Telecomm Services———————————$18K—$26K$25K$23K$26K$27K$20K$17K$24K—$27K$7K—$36K——
Internal Connections$27K$113K$238K—$210K—$90K$57K$210K$305K$102K—————————————————
Data Transmission and/or Internet Access—————————$411——————————————————
Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections————————————————————————————
Managed Internal Broadband Services————————————————————————————

Subsidies by service provider (top 10, FY2024)

Service provider2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Internetwork Services, Inc.—$113K————$88K$24K————————————————————

Recipient demographics

RecipientAddressCityDiscount RateStudentsNSLPNSLP %Down MbpsUp MbpsUrban/Rural
Ballentine Branch Library1200 Dutch Fork Road 29063Irmo85%———250250Urban
Blythewood Branch Library218 Mcnulty St 29016Blythewood85%———250250Urban
Cooper Branch Library5317 N Trenholm Rd 29206Columbia85%———250250Urban
Eastover Library608 Main St 29044Eastover85%———250250Rural
Edgewood Library2101 Oak Street 29204Columbia85%———250250Urban
Learn Freely Bus1431 Assembly Street 29201Columbia85%———1010Urban
Lower Richland9019 Garners Ferry Rd 29061Hopkins85%———250250Rural
North Main Branch Library5306 N Main St 29203Columbia85%———250250Urban
Northeast Regional Branch Library7490 Parklane Rd 29223Columbia85%———250250Urban
Play Freely Bus1431 Assembly Street 29201Columbia85%———1010Urban
Richland Library Main Branch1431 Assembly Street 29201Columbia85%———4,0004,000Urban
Sandhills Branch Library763 Fashion Dr. 29229Columbia85%———250250Urban
Southeast Regional Branch Library7421 Garners Ferry Rd 29209Columbia85%———250250Urban
St Andrews Branch Library2916 Broad River Rd 29210Columbia85%———250250Urban
Wheatley Branch Library931 Woodrow St 29205Columbia85%———250250Urban

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.