E-Rate Funding in Mississippi

Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in Mississippi have received $295,811,383 in committed E-Rate funding across 7,624 funding requests from 264 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is Telepak Networks, Inc..

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

Schools and libraries in Mississippi account for 1% of all committed E-Rate funding nationwide. Category 2 equipment makes up 37% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2020 at $31.1M.

Committed (all years)
$295.8M
Funding requests
7,624
Applicants
264

Top E-Rate providers in Mississippi, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Telepak Networks, Inc.$71.5M1749
AT&T Enterprises, LLC$43.8M609
BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC$30.7M1227
Synergetics Diversified Computer Services, Inc$27.5M847
Southern Light, LLC$23.7M425
Innovative Software, Inc.$18.2M363
CONTACT NETWORK, LLC$13.1M230
Howard Technology Solutions$11.8M275
Business Communications, Inc.$10.3M186
Teklinks, Inc$8.1M68

E-Rate funding in Mississippi by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$29.6M499
2025$27.2M513
2024$25.9M511
2023$27.5M511
2022$20.9M469
2021$22.8M492
2020$31.1M827
2019$27.9M792
2018$27.5M693
2017$25M1116
2016$30.4M1201

Largest E-Rate applicants in Mississippi

All 180 qualifying E-Rate applicants in Mississippi

E-Rate in Mississippi: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Mississippi received?
Schools and libraries in Mississippi have received $295,811,383 in committed E-Rate funding across 7,624 funding requests since FY2016.
Who are the top E-Rate providers in Mississippi?
Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in Mississippi are Telepak Networks, Inc., AT&T Enterprises, LLC, and BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC.
How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in Mississippi?
264 schools, libraries, and consortia in Mississippi have received committed E-Rate funding.

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

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