Schools and Libraries Program: Update on State-Level Funding by
Category of Service (11-MAY-01, GAO-01-673).
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 expanded the traditional
definition of universal service--affordable, nationwide telephone
service--to include eligible schools and libraries. Among other
things, the act authorized the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) to implement a program to assist these institutions in
acquiring advanced telecommunications services in three
categories of service: telecommunications, Internet access, and
internal connections. This report discusses state-level data on
the amount of funds committed to the three categories of eligible
services for each of the program's first three years. GAO found
that requests substantially exceeded the program's available
funding level during the program's first and third years.
Priority is given to funding telecommunications and Internet
access requests first, and then to internal connections.
Applicants have requested nearly $5.2 billion in e-rate support,
more than double the program's $2.25 billion funding cap. Since
requests for telecommunications and Internet access services
total about $1.7 billion, it appears that most of the nearly $3.5
billion in internal connections requests could go unfunded under
the current funding cap priority rules.
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REPORTNUM: GAO-01-673
ACCNO: A00986
TITLE: Schools and Libraries Program: Update on State-Level
Funding by Category of Service
DATE: 05/11/2001
SUBJECT: Aid for education
Libraries
Internet
Public schools
Telecommunication
Telecommunication equipment
FCC E-Rate Program
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GAO-01-673
Report to the Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV U. S. Senate
United States General Accounting Office
GAO
May 2001 SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM
Update on State- Level Funding by Category of Service
GAO- 01- 673
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May 11, 2001 The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV United States Senate
Dear Senator Rockefeller: As you know, the Telecommunications Act of 1996
expanded the traditional definition of universal service- affordable,
nationwide telephone service- to include eligible schools and libraries. 1
Among other things, the act authorized the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) to implement a program to assist these institutions in acquiring
advanced telecommunications services. FCC?s program (often referred to as
the ?erate? program) helps schools and libraries cover the costs of three
categories of service: telecommunications (e. g., local and long- distance
calling, high- speed lines); Internet access; and internal connections (the
equipment needed to deliver these services). Schools and libraries do not
receive funding directly from the program. Instead, support comes in the
form of discounts on the costs of telecommunications services provided by
the applicants? vendors. The discounts range from 20 to 90 percent, with
higher discounts going to applicants in low- income and rural areas. 2 FCC
appointed the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) to administer
the program, although FCC retains responsibility for overseeing the
program?s operations and ensuring compliance with its
1 Generally, educational institutions that meet the definition of ?schools?
in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 are eligible to
participate in the e- rate program. Libraries that receive assistance from a
state?s library administrative agency under the Library Services and
Technology Act are eligible for support unless their budgets are part of a
school?s budget. Individual e- rate applications can cover single schools or
libraries, whole school districts or library systems, consortia, or schools
in entire cities and states.
2 The program measures how economically disadvantaged the schools and
libraries are by the number of students eligible to participate in the
national school lunch program. Urban and rural designations are based on the
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) listing.
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548
Page 2 GAO- 01- 673 Schools and Libraries Program
rules. 3 USAC?s Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) is responsible for
carrying out the program?s day- to- day operations.
To obtain e- rate support, eligible schools and libraries must submit an
application to SLD specifying the services they wish to purchase, the costs
of the services, and the vendors they have selected to provide the services.
SLD reviews each application and commits (i. e., sets aside) program funds
for eligible requests. If the total amount of program funding requested by
all applicants exceeds the level of funding available (currently $2.25
billion annually), priority is given to supporting requests for
telecommunications services and Internet access. Any remaining funds are
then used to support internal connection requests, starting with applicants
with the highest discount level (90 percent) and moving downward through
lower discount levels until the available funds are committed. USAC holds
the committed funds until the applicant certifies that it has begun
receiving services and invoices have been submitted. USAC then uses the
committed funds to reimburse the vendors for the discounted portion of the
approved services.
In our December 2000 report on e- rate issues, we included data on the
amount of program funds requested, committed, and approved for payment
during the first 2 program years (1998 and 1999), broken out by state. 4
Funding commitments for the third program year (2000) were not yet available
because SLD and FCC had not finished making all of their commitment
decisions at the time we concluded our review. In February 2001, you
requested that we provide state- level data on the amount of funds committed
to the three categories of eligible services for each of the program?s first
3 years. In addition, we have included a preliminary estimate of the amount
of e- rate funding requested for the fourth program year (2001).
3 USAC was originally established as a subsidiary of the National Exchange
Carrier Association (NECA) to administer the high- cost and low- income
universal service support mechanisms. USAC currently performs billing,
collection, and disbursement functions for all universal service support
mechanisms, including the e- rate program. These mechanisms are funded
through a universal service fund. Under the act, every telecommunications
carrier providing interstate service must contribute to this fund, unless
exempted by FCC. The Commission also requires certain other
telecommunications service providers, such as pay phone service providers,
to contribute to the universal service fund.
4 Schools and Libraries Program: Application and Invoice Review Procedures
Need Strengthening (GAO- 01- 105, Dec. 15, 2000).
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Requests for e- rate support by schools and libraries in all three
categories of service have been steadily increasing. During the program?s
first and third years (1998 and 2000), requests substantially exceeded the
program?s available funding level. Because priority is given to funding
telecommunications and Internet access requests first, not all internal
connections requests for those 2 years were met. This situation has
intensified for the fourth program year (2001). Applicants have requested
nearly $5.2 billion in e- rate support, more than double the program?s
current $2.25 billion funding cap. Since the requests for telecommunications
and Internet access services total about $1.7 billion, it appears that most
of the nearly $3.5 billion in internal connection requests could go unfunded
under the current funding cap and priority rules. We provided a draft of
this report to FCC and USAC for comment. USAC?s Chief Executive Officer
responded that the report provides a useful update, and FCC agreed with our
presentation of the data.
The e- rate program does not provide support for all the telecommunications
services that schools and libraries may need or desire. The
Telecommunications Act directed FCC to convene a FederalState Joint Board on
universal service. On the basis of the board?s recommendations, FCC?s May
1997 Universal Service Order, along with several subsequent orders, defines
three categories of service that are eligible for e- rate support:
telecommunications service, such as local, long- distance, and
international telephone service, as well as high- speed data links (such as
T- 1 lines);
Internet access, such as dial- up Internet access, and e- mail services;
and
internal connections, such as telecommunications wiring, routers,
switches, and network servers that are necessary to transport information to
individual classrooms.
Telecommunications and Internet access services can include both recurring
costs, such as monthly service charges, and one- time installation costs.
Internal connections are generally one- time costs to purchase and install
eligible equipment and software. Some items within these categories are
eligible only if certain conditions are met. For example, personal
communications service (PCS) and cellular telephone service are
conditionally eligible if used at a place of instruction for educational
purposes. Some other items are always ineligible for e- rate support, even
though they may be necessary or desirable for providing students or library
patrons with access to advanced telecommunications services, Results in
Brief
Three Categories of Service Eligible for Support
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such as the Internet. Ineligible items include personal computers, modems in
personal computers, virus protection software, and content- filtering
software designed to block access to objectionable Web sites. FCC?s Schools
and Libraries Eligibility List provides additional information on the items
that can be funded under each of the three service categories. When applying
for e- rate funding, schools and libraries must categorize the requested
services as telecommunications service, Internet access, or internal
connections.
The program has completed 3 years of funding commitments. SLD committed more
than $1.7 billion in discount funding in the first program year; however,
because FCC had set the funding level for the first year program year at
$1.925 billion, not all of the $2.3 billion in requests could be funded. 5
Using FCC?s funding priority rules, SLD first committed funds to all valid
requests for telecommunications services and Internet access, and then it
committed the remaining funds to valid internal connections requests from
applicants with discount levels of 70 percent or higher. 6 During the second
program year (1999), FCC raised the funding level to equal the $2.25 billion
cap. After screening out ineligible requests, FCC found that it had more
than enough funds to approve all of the valid requests it received before
the initial application deadline. Thereafter, FCC directed SLD to reopen the
second- year application period so that the remainder of the funds could be
used. As of January 2001, SLD had committed nearly $2 billion to second-
year applicants.
In the third program year (2000), however, applicants requested more than
$4.2 billion in discount funding. Although the amount of funds requested for
all three categories of services increased from the previous program years,
most of the additional requests were for internal connections. Because the
program?s annual funding level remained at the $2.25 billion cap, SLD again
used FCC?s priority rules to make funding commitments. SLD approved all
eligible requests for telecommunications and Internet
5 Some of the amounts presented in this report for the first 2 program years
differ from those included in our December 2000 report because they reflect
more current information. For example, some applicants cancelled funding
requests or had their commitments revoked due to the inclusion of ineligible
services. Also, in this report we included data for second- year
applications received and processed after the initial application period.
6 SLD held some funds in reserve to cover appeals by applicants that were
denied funding and also used funds to pay the program?s administrative
costs. Also, FCC extended the first program year from 12 to 18 months. Funds
Have Been
Sufficient for Telecommunications Service and Internet Access, But Not
Internal Connections
Page 5 GAO- 01- 673 Schools and Libraries Program
access and, with the remaining funds, provided e- rate support for internal
connections requests from applicants with discount levels of 82 percent or
higher.
As figure 1 shows, somewhat less than half of the available funds in each of
the first 3 program years was needed to meet all the eligible requests for
telecommunications and Internet access. Although SLD denied some valid
requests for internal connections in the first and third years due to a lack
of available funds, this service category still accounted for most of the
funds committed. Appendix I provides a state- by- state breakdown of the
funds committed to each category of service for these years.
Figure 1: E- rate funds committed by category of service and year, 1998-
2000 (in millions)
Source: GAO analysis of SLD data $0
$500 $1, 000
$1, 500 $2, 000
$2, 500 1998 1999 2000
Funding year Funds in millions
Internet access Telecommunications Internal connections
A
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Fourth program year (2001) requests for e- rate funding increased
significantly over the previous year?s requests. SLD?s preliminary estimates
indicate that applicants have requested almost $5.2 billion in program
funds- nearly $1 billion more than year 3 and more than double the $2.25
billion in funding available for the year.
As shown in table 1, fourth- year requests for telecommunications and
Internet access total about $1. 7 billion. Under the current cap and funding
priority rules, this leaves about $517 million for internal connections
requests and other program needs - far less than the nearly $3.5 billion
requested by applicants for this purpose. 7 Although the requested amounts
may change as SLD accepts additional valid applications and excludes
ineligible requests, it appears that there may not be enough funds even to
cover the nearly $1. 6 billion in internal connections support requested by
applicants in the highest priority level (i. e., those with a 90 percent
discount level).
7 SLD does not commit all available e- rate funds. It holds some funds in
reserve to cover appeals by applicants that were denied funding and to cover
the program?s administrative costs. Overall Increase in
Requests Will Limit Funding for Internal Connections
Page 7 GAO- 01- 673 Schools and Libraries Program
Table 1: Estimated Amount of Program Funds Requested by Applicants for
Fourth Program Year (as of April 17, 2001)
Discount level
Telecommunications services
Internet access
Internal connections
Total (Percent of total)
20- 29 $2,124,662 $554,757 $2,910,514
$5,589,934 (0.1%) 30- 39
9,323,491 1,993,868 3,823,332 15,140,691
(0.3) 40- 49
119,085,067 33,981,845 155,050,412 308,117,323
(5.9) 50- 59
139,158,034 44,404,260 125,889,608 309,451,902
(6.0) 60- 69
177,133,506 88,282,664 211,815,966 477,232,191
(9.2) 70- 79
233,790,586 91,319,962 159,073,112 484,183,660
(9.3) 80- 89
306,147,139 84,449,009 1, 247,026, 394 1,637,622, 541
(31.5) 90
298,847,831 101,970,713 1, 556,519, 702 1,957,338, 246
(37.7)
Total (Percent of total) $1,285,610,370
(24.7%) $446,957,078 (8.6%) $3,462,109,039
(66.6%) $5,194,676,487
(100%)
Note: Columns may not add to totals due to rounding. Source: Schools and
Libraries Division of USAC.
According to FCC?s current priority rules, if the remaining funds are not
sufficient to support all of the funding requests within a particular
discount level, the total amount of remaining support available is to be
divided by the amount of support requested within the particular discount
level to produce a pro rata factor. The support level for each applicant
within the particular discount level is then reduced by the amount derived
from multiplying each applicant?s requested amount of support by the pro
rata factor. 8 SLD officials said, however, that FCC is also considering
other options for determining how fourth year requests will be funded.
To provide the updated information in this report, we obtained program data
from and interviewed officials at USAC and SLD. When using computer-
generated data provided by SLD, we tested their reliability
8 See 47 C. F. R. 54.507( g)( iv). Scope and
Methodology
Page 8 GAO- 01- 673 Schools and Libraries Program
against complementary data sets. We performed our review from January
through April 2001 in accordance with generally accepted government auditing
standards.
We provided a draft of this report to FCC and USAC for comment. USAC?s Chief
Executive Officer commented that our report provides a useful update, and
FCC agreed with our presentation of the data.
We are sending copies of this report to interested congressional committees;
the Honorable Michael K. Powell, Chairman of the Federal Communications
Commission; and other interested parties. We will also make copies available
to others upon request.
If you or your staff have any questions about this report, please call me or
John Finedore at (202) 512- 2834. Other major contributors include James R.
Sweetman, Jr.; Teresa Russell; and Mindi Weisenbloom.
Sincerely yours, Stanley J. Czerwinski Director, Physical Infrastructure
Issues Agency Comments
Appendix I: E- rate Funding Committed During 1998- 2000
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The Schools and Libraries Division of the Universal Service Administrative
Company (SLD) provided us with a copy of its database for the first 3
program years (1998- 2000) that included funding requests, commitments, and
authorized payments of committed funds for each year. The data for program
years 1 and 2 were current as of January 22, 2001; and the data for year 3
was current as of January 18, 2001. Because SLD?s database is constantly
changing as funding decisions and appeal decisions are reached, the data
included in this report constitute a snapshot in time. For this reason, the
totals presented here for the first 2 program years differ from the totals
in our December 2000 report, which used data that were current as of August
31, 2000.
Table 2 shows the amounts of discount funding committed to applicants by SLD
and approved for payment in each of the first 3 program years. The table
includes totals committed for telecommunications, Internet access, and
internal connections for each state or territory where an applicant was
located. Appendix I: E- rate Funding Committed
During 1998- 2000
Appendix I: E- rate Funding Committed During 1998- 2000
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Table 2: E- Rate Funds Committed for Internal Connections, Internet Access,
and Telecommunications- 1998- 2000 State Category of service
First program year (1998)
Second program year (1999)
Third program year (2000)
Alabama Internal connections $35,952,617 $16,459,318 $5,165,400 Internet
access 2,076,042 3,290,479 4,666,970 Telecommunications 8, 876,040 6,592,132
8,880,891
Total $46,904,698 $26,341,929 $18,713,260 Alaska Internal connections 2,
720,333 3,450,841 1,586,467
Internet access 1,703,856 622,289 6, 134,702 Telecommunications 9, 188,918
7,499,734 4,242,868
Total $13,613,107 $11,572,864 $11,964,037 American Samoa Internal
connections 2, 483,023 1,179,617 554,452
Internet access 725,610 1, 046,886 1,073,639 Telecommunications 348,716
477,318 442,886
Total $3,557,348 $2,703,821 $2,070,977 Arizona Internal connections
22,274,884 30,888,694 32,458,874
Internet access 5,156,470 1,234,052 2,357,490 Telecommunications 8, 210,174
6,027,860 10,148,501
Total $35,641,528 $38,150,606 $44,964,866 Arkansas Internal connections 5,
445,285 3,298,341 7,928,224
Internet access 3,562,785 2,579,977 4,214,936 Telecommunications 4, 400,434
4,438,156 5,197,489
Total $13,408,504 $10,316,474 $17,340,649 California Internal connections
149,438,202 177,580,785 401,383,438
Internet access 4,559,533 8,413,973 7,546,296 Telecommunications 57,714,874
49,522,917 62,653,632
Total $211,712,610 $235,517,675 $471,583,366 Colorado Internal connections
4, 945,890 3,821,024 2,025,780
Internet access 607,531 658,597 936,482 Telecommunications 8, 762,859
7,874,594 11,184,084
Total $14,316,280 $12,354,214 $14,146,345 Connecticut Internal connections
13,668,482 24,219,918 15,524,032
Internet access 1,236,908 1,591,135 2,486,571 Telecommunications 9, 256,916
6,298,154 6,473,353
Total $24,162,307 $32,109,207 $24,483,956 Delaware Internal connections
13,806 33,192 9, 285
Internet access 41,977 35,155 70,074 Telecommunications 963,452 1, 303,225
1,316,385
Total $1,019,235 $1,371,571 $1,395,743 District of Columbia Internal
connections 1, 494,775 4,990,872 6,865,463
Internet access 116,200 449,666 250,525 Telecommunications 3, 255,857
3,987,419 2,283,931
Total $4,866,831 $9,427,956 $9,399,918
Appendix I: E- rate Funding Committed During 1998- 2000
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State Category of service First program
year (1998) Second program
year (1999) Third program
year (2000)
Florida Internal connections 19,397,311 40,677,404 9, 685,058 Internet
access 4,131,490 4,955,421 8,389,043 Telecommunications 26,170,924
28,085,208 35,362,412
Total $49,699,726 $73,718,033 $53,436,513 Georgia Internal connections
53,116,976 66,763,537 16,224,979
Internet access 7,615,894 4,631,300 7,196,407 Telecommunications 17,637,504
19,653,579 24,666,848
Total $78,370,374 $91,048,416 $48,088,233 Guam Internal connections 0 a 0 a
112,774
Internet access 0 a 0 a 234,786 Telecommunications 0 a 0 a 504,398
Total $0 $0 $851,958 Hawaii Internal connections 4, 270,409 3,504,119
341,147
Internet access 673,587 281,952 326,283 Telecommunications 947,561 1,
542,952 1,910,660
Total $5,891,557 $5,329,023 $2,578,090 Idaho Internal connections 2, 025,957
2,528,245 137,548
Internet access 303,948 367,308 477,343 Telecommunications 2, 291,035
1,832,953 2,044,281
Total $4,620,940 $4,728,506 $2,659,172 Illinois Internal connections
46,846,818 132,721,004 87,293,621
Internet access 3,681,895 3,572,666 2,995,512 Telecommunications 30,499,137
25,072,020 23,973,545
Total $81,027,851 $161,365,691 $114,262,677 Indiana Internal connections 5,
447,814 9,376,390 1,675,182
Internet access 6,428,578 1,922,955 10,563,652 Telecommunications 10,031,897
11,504,516 7, 105,092
Total $21,908,289 $22,803,861 $19,343,927 Iowa Internal connections 1,
807,760 3,659,874 222,882
Internet access 1,080,869 911,665 1, 468,726 Telecommunications 4, 420,837
3,369,525 3,580,931
Total $7,309,466 $7,941,063 $5,272,539 Kansas Internal connections 1,
817,738 7,541,425 406,105
Internet access 1,300,786 1,486,460 1,975,650 Telecommunications 7, 332,009
5,904,474 5,371,857
Total $10,450,532 $14,932,360 $7,753,611 Kentucky Internal connections
33,972,470 42,409,745 9, 962,615
Internet access 1,357,485 1,423,001 1,397,089 Telecommunications 15,016,030
13,072,431 14,882,067
Total $50,345,985 $56,905,176 $26,241,771 Louisiana Internal connections
27,820,481 23,022,801 8, 789,027
Internet access 3,242,779 4,876,371 5,117,774
Appendix I: E- rate Funding Committed During 1998- 2000
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State Category of service First program
year (1998) Second program
year (1999) Third program
year (2000)
Telecommunications 9, 173,222 9,736,822 11,559,499
Total $40,236,482 $37,635,994 $25,466,300 Maine Internal connections 1,
182,159 1,447,627 274,386
Internet access 128,069 247,379 211,056 Telecommunications 1, 704,331
1,919,460 2,962,185
Total $3,014,559 $3,614,466 $3,447,627 Maryland Internal connections 2,
808,617 10,477,457 7, 640,148
Internet access 897,313 827,698 1, 474,356 Telecommunications 11,320,671
10,743,738 9, 888,962
Total $15,026,602 $22,048,893 $19,003,465 Massachusetts Internal connections
15,008,069 19,271,003 20,539,772
Internet access 2,272,033 1,575,327 12,455,442 Telecommunications 12,809,518
12,153,542 13,335,691
Total $30,089,620 $32,999,872 $46,330,905 Michigan Internal connections
27,764,667 51,098,939 20,412,190
Internet access 3,176,092 5,491,653 5,138,703 Telecommunications 27,577,891
22,294,558 27,165,473
Total $58,518,651 $78,885,150 $52,716,366 Minnesota Internal connections 8,
604,648 14,413,890 737,942
Internet access 1,038,057 1,381,097 2,312,498 Telecommunications 15,116,453
13,602,802 14,380,589
Total $24,759,157 $29,397,790 $17,431,029 Mississippi Internal connections
11,957,733 16,031,172 10,823,337
Internet access 2,674,834 2,027,063 2,048,799 Telecommunications 9, 746,874
11,939,569 17,535,948
Total $24,379,441 $29,997,805 $30,408,084 Missouri Internal connections 6,
736,279 9,106,766 49,635,455
Internet access 5,090,548 9,284,652 5,251,788 Telecommunications 13,394,833
10,377,481 17,406,218
Total $25,221,660 $28,768,900 $72,293,461 Montana Internal connections 1,
063,641 1,350,675 411,962
Internet access 461,573 589,065 783,288 Telecommunications 2, 148,838
1,785,433 1,926,829
Total $3,674,052 $3,725,173 $3,122,080 Nebraska Internal connections 256,398
920,195 99,496
Internet access 451,304 512,688 858,539 Telecommunications 4, 226,892
5,308,624 5,153,248
Total $4,934,595 $6,741,507 $6,111,282 Nevada Internal connections 1,
525,148 117,670 595,860
Internet access 44,740 87,282 29,799 Telecommunications 3, 810,920 2,932,278
3,415,094
Total $5,380,808 $3,137,231 $4,040,753
Appendix I: E- rate Funding Committed During 1998- 2000
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State Category of service First program
year (1998) Second program
year (1999) Third program
year (2000)
New Hampshire Internal connections 301,136 185,336 28,135 Internet access
135,616 204,434 344,811 Telecommunications 1, 183,159 879,333 868,458
Total $1,619,911 $1,269,103 $1,241,405 New Jersey Internal connections
42,680,348 24,854,126 19,514,652
Internet access 1,861,580 2,574,776 2,841,439 Telecommunications 18,179,319
16,477,408 19,757,230
Total $62,721,247 $43,906,311 $42,113,321 New Mexico Internal connections
12,070,923 22,916,532 10,858,466
Internet access 1,167,432 740,844 1, 656,463 Telecommunications 6, 070,542
5,448,714 6,167,005
Total $19,308,898 $29,106,091 $18,681,934 New York Internal connections
76,778,840 104,893,589 170,084,408
Internet access 13,520,538 15,487,831 13,961,675 Telecommunications
81,803,035 72,287,091 91,318,883
Total $172,102,413 $192,668,511 $275,364,966 North Carolina Internal
connections 10,739,803 18,513,060 8, 108,979
Internet access 2,278,292 3,711,775 5,800,340 Telecommunications 13,900,885
14,467,773 13,483,406
Total $26,918,980 $36,692,607 $27,392,726 North Dakota Internal connections
918,891 658,934 98,403
Internet access 162,153 216,656 373,528 Telecommunications 1, 502,598
1,312,139 1,249,611
Total $2,583,641 $2,187,730 $1,721,543 Northern Mariana Islands Internal
connections 0 a 0 a 0 a
Internet access 0 a 9,757 328,659 Telecommunications 0 a 85,643 170,213
Total $0 $95,401 $498,872 Ohio Internal connections 32,453,600 21,800,950
33,381,282
Internet access 5,929,252 4,923,050 9,135,352 Telecommunications 19,761,118
16,409,997 18,387,423
Total $58,143,969 $43,133,998 $60,904,057 Oklahoma Internal connections
20,967,679 20,375,902 8, 666,364
Internet access 3,777,386 3,596,975 4,539,686 Telecommunications 8, 952,738
9,930,318 11,275,361
Total $33,697,803 $33,903,196 $24,481,411 Oregon Internal connections 2,
327,267 4,251,385 806,591
Internet access 581,825 593,012 1, 418,615 Telecommunications 6, 694,371
6,107,873 8,259,014
Total $9,603,463 $10,952,270 $10,484,221 Pennsylvania Internal connections
29,458,843 34,224,444 22,510,917
Internet access 2,074,711 3,508,066 5,966,033
Appendix I: E- rate Funding Committed During 1998- 2000
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State Category of service First program
year (1998) Second program
year (1999) Third program
year (2000)
Telecommunications 20,686,203 18,464,909 23,758,333
Total $52,219,758 $56,197,419 $52,235,284 Puerto Rico Internal connections
12,177,166 42,178,990 48,083,879
Internet access 191,778 8, 248,795 28,206,579 Telecommunications 35,277,911
16,851,991 465,908
Total $47,646,855 $67,279,777 $76,756,365 Rhode Island Internal connections
3, 966,163 4,004,239 882,136
Internet access 432,647 401,588 702,500 Telecommunications 1, 611,588
3,418,082 2,708,424
Total $6,010,398 $7,823,910 $4,293,060 South Carolina Internal connections
13,366,701 16,625,615 31,979,417
Internet access 492,119 229,899 1, 302,912 Telecommunications 12,506,615
11,801,715 17,829,477
Total $26,365,435 $28,657,229 $51,111,807 South Dakota Internal connections
1, 038,062 586,268 166,284
Internet access 476,469 519,169 324,686 Telecommunications 1, 444,087
1,009,054 1,303,606
Total $2,958,618 $2,114,491 $1,794,575 Tennessee Internal connections
11,593,160 31,132,713 18,177,140
Internet access 24,328,240 18,396,184 14,280,008 Telecommunications
15,764,305 13,245,087 14,078,532
Total $51,685,706 $62,773,984 $46,535,680 Texas Internal connections
84,455,651 88,421,657 91,255,096
Internet access 3,796,954 5,364,396 11,260,016 Telecommunications 41,492,667
41,169,138 50,893,017
Total $129,745,272 $134,955,191 $153,408,129 Utah Internal connections
605,617 428,430 342,829
Internet access 1,491,637 2,029,183 1,440,918 Telecommunications 4, 288,847
3,271,682 3,311,496
Total $6,386,100 $5,729,296 $5,095,243 Vermont Internal connections 386,897
199,569 3, 889
Internet access 161,172 280,625 546,986 Telecommunications 1, 525,260
1,109,533 1,119,178
Total $2,073,329 $1,589,727 $1,670,053 Virgin Islands Internal connections
1, 296,674 2,044,407 573,410
Internet access 80,960 220,321 87,224 Telecommunications 802,810 82,789
71,226
Total $2,180,444 $2,347,516 $731,860 Virginia Internal connections 6,
910,321 10,109,017 1, 219,027
Internet access 2,063,067 1,832,619 2,668,579 Telecommunications 16,601,731
13,236,016 14,600,731
Total $25,575,119 $25,177,652 $18,488,337
Appendix I: E- rate Funding Committed During 1998- 2000
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State Category of service First program
year (1998) Second program
year (1999) Third program
year (2000)
Washington Internal connections 12,637,622 19,718,592 3, 857,587 Internet
access 1,227,510 543,819 1, 041,960 Telecommunications 15,446,076 12,506,624
13,290,331
Total $29,311,208 $32,769,036 $18,189,878 West Virginia Internal connections
3, 689,346 4,539,473 1,484,645
Internet access 2,207,453 2,296,311 378,976 Telecommunications 3, 453,888
2,525,578 3,562,171
Total $9,350,687 $9,361,363 $5,425,793 Wisconsin Internal connections
23,551,174 10,092,504 7, 558,172
Internet access 1,433,232 2,986,393 3,265,407 Telecommunications 13,233,728
12,985,109 14,572,620
Total $38,218,134 $26,064,005 $25,396,199 Wyoming Internal connections
443,162 2, 941,437 564,894
Internet access 56,788 180,353 133,142 Telecommunications 721,314 1, 846,760
428,743
Total $1,221,264 $4,968,551 $1,126,779
Total for all states $1,731,711,446 $1,957,315,585 $2,102,066,459
a No funds requested. Note: Columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source: GAO analysis of SLD data, as of January 2001.
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