E-Rate Funding in Connecticut

Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in Connecticut have received $227,815,927 in committed E-Rate funding across 9,706 funding requests from 385 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)
$227.8M
Funding requests
9,706
Applicants
385

Top E-Rate providers in Connecticut, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC$46.8M621
Advanced Corporate Networking, Inc.$30.7M426
Dept of Admin Services, CT$30.2M3265
ePlus Technology, Inc.$14.9M236
Total Communications, Inc.$14M183
The Southern New England Telephone Company$9.5M586
ChimeNet, Inc.$8.6M231
Atlantic Computing Technology Corp$8.1M389
Comcast Business Communications$5.9M522
CDW Government LLC$4.6M242

E-Rate funding in Connecticut by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$22M758
2025$20.2M760
2024$22.4M758
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 146 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 $227,815,927 in committed E-Rate funding across 9,706 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, Advanced Corporate Networking, Inc., and Dept of Admin Services, CT.
How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in Connecticut?
385 schools, libraries, and consortia in Connecticut have received committed E-Rate funding.

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

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