E-Rate Funding in California

Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in California have received $3,618,408,822 in committed E-Rate funding across 71,599 funding requests from 2,282 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is Pacific Bell Telephone Company.

See also Rural Health Care (RHC) funding in California.

Schools and libraries in California account for 13% of all committed E-Rate funding nationwide. Category 2 equipment makes up 34% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2022 at $418.6M.

Committed (all years)
$3.6B
Funding requests
71,599
Applicants
2,282

Top E-Rate providers in California, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Pacific Bell Telephone Company$438.4M9201
Crown Castle Fiber LLC$357.6M1659
AT&T Enterprises, LLC$275.8M3420
Charter Communications Operating, LLC$240M7076
AMS.NET, Inc.$224.7M5086
CDW Government LLC$168.6M3824
North American Communications Resource, Inc.$121.1M796
Comcast Phone, LLC$101.3M1825
Time Warner Cable Business LLC$97.6M1538
AAA SOLAR ELECTRIC, INC$95.2M1253

E-Rate funding in California by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$290.4M3794
2025$380.7M5259
2024$294.2M5021
2023$331M5053
2022$418.6M4904
2021$310.5M5238
2020$327.2M8347
2019$311.3M7413
2018$277.2M7067
2017$302M8850
2016$375.3M10653

Largest E-Rate applicants in California

All 1,079 qualifying E-Rate applicants in California

E-Rate in California: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has California received?
Schools and libraries in California have received $3,618,408,822 in committed E-Rate funding across 71,599 funding requests since FY2016.
Who are the top E-Rate providers in California?
Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in California are Pacific Bell Telephone Company, Crown Castle Fiber LLC, and AT&T Enterprises, LLC.
How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in California?
2,282 schools, libraries, and consortia in California have received committed E-Rate funding.

1,262 funded E-Rate contracts in California (Category 1 and managed internal broadband) end in the next 12 months.

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