E-Rate Funding in California

Data updated Sep 4, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in California have received $3,597,654,113 in committed E-Rate funding across 70,993 funding requests from 2,276 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
70,993
Applicants
2,276

Top E-Rate providers in California, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Pacific Bell Telephone Company$436.3M9139
Crown Castle Fiber LLC$351.3M1644
AT&T Enterprises, LLC$275.5M3398
Charter Communications Operating, LLC$236.2M7003
AMS.NET, Inc.$221M5037
CDW Government LLC$163.5M3789
North American Communications Resource, Inc.$121.1M796
CVIN, LLC$109.8M1006
Comcast Phone, LLC$100.4M1805
Time Warner Cable Business LLC$97.6M1538

E-Rate funding in California by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$249.6M3203
2025$380.2M5252
2024$294.6M5017
2023$350.8M5054
2022$418.6M4904
2021$310.5M5238
2020$327.1M8342
2019$311.3M7413
2018$277.4M7067
2017$302.2M8850
2016$375.3M10653

Largest E-Rate applicants in California

All 1,075 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 $3,597,654,113 in committed E-Rate funding across 70,993 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?
2,276 schools, libraries, and consortia in California have received committed E-Rate funding.

Contracts on 4,528 funded E-Rate requests in California are set to expire in the next 12 months.

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