E-Rate Funding in Connecticut

Data updated Sep 3, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in Connecticut have received $216,841,483 in committed E-Rate funding across 9,537 funding requests from 381 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC.

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

Schools and libraries in Connecticut account for 1% of all committed E-Rate funding nationwide. Category 2 equipment makes up 38% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2022 at $27.1M.

Committed (all years)
$216.8M
Funding requests
9,537
Applicants
381

Top E-Rate providers in Connecticut, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC$45.3M616
Dept of Admin Services, CT$29.3M3216
Advanced Corporate Networking, Inc.$28.1M415
Total Communications, Inc.$13.2M174
ePlus Technology, Inc.$12.9M223
The Southern New England Telephone Company$9.2M581
ChimeNet, Inc.$8.5M229
Atlantic Computing Technology Corp$7.9M382
Comcast Business Communications$5.7M516
OMNI Data, LLC$4.5M141

E-Rate funding in Connecticut by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$11.7M589
2025$20.2M761
2024$21.7M757
2023$22M768
2022$27.1M845
2021$25.2M821
2020$19.5M896
2019$17.8M925
2018$15.6M908
2017$16M1027
2016$19.9M1240

Largest E-Rate applicants in Connecticut

All 144 qualifying E-Rate applicants in Connecticut

E-Rate in Connecticut: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Connecticut received?
Schools and libraries in Connecticut have received $216,841,483 in committed E-Rate funding across 9,537 funding requests since FY2016.
Who are the top E-Rate providers in Connecticut?
Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in Connecticut are Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC, Dept of Admin Services, CT, and Advanced Corporate Networking, Inc..
How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in Connecticut?
381 schools, libraries, and consortia in Connecticut have received committed E-Rate funding.

Contracts on 580 funded E-Rate requests in Connecticut are set to expire in the next 12 months.

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