E-Rate Funding in Mississippi

Data updated Sep 4, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in Mississippi have received $291,458,799 in committed E-Rate funding across 7,582 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 36% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2020 at $31.1M.

Committed (all years)
$291.5M
Funding requests
7,582
Applicants
264

Top E-Rate providers in Mississippi, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Telepak Networks, Inc.$71.3M1743
AT&T Enterprises, LLC$43.8M609
BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC$30.7M1227
Synergetics Diversified Computer Services, Inc$26.8M842
Southern Light, LLC$23.6M424
Innovative Software, Inc.$17.4M356
CONTACT NETWORK, LLC$13.1M230
Howard Technology Solutions$10.8M263
Business Communications, Inc.$10M182
Teklinks, Inc$7.9M67

E-Rate funding in Mississippi by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$25.2M456
2025$27.3M514
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 $291,458,799 in committed E-Rate funding across 7,582 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.

Contracts on 267 funded E-Rate requests in Mississippi are set to expire in the next 12 months.

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