E-Rate Funding in New Mexico

Data updated Sep 4, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in New Mexico have received $429,516,041 in committed E-Rate funding across 6,848 funding requests from 341 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is Verizon Business Global LLC.

See also Rural Health Care (RHC) funding in New Mexico.

Schools and libraries in New Mexico account for 2% of all committed E-Rate funding nationwide. Category 2 equipment makes up 19% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2016 at $62.5M.

Committed (all years)
$429.5M
Funding requests
6,848
Applicants
341

Top E-Rate providers in New Mexico, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Verizon Business Global LLC$141.2M266
Unite Private Networks, LLC$28.8M324
CenturyLink Qwest Corporation$26.7M436
Sacred Wind Communications, Inc.$21.6M93
Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC$21.1M91
CenturyLink Qwest Communications Company, LLC$13.8M335
Windstream Communications, LLC$12.6M340
Valcom Salt Lake City, LC$12.2M190
Plateau Telecommunications, Inc$12M506
Kelly Cable of New Mexico, Inc.$10.2M25

E-Rate funding in New Mexico by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$12.2M339
2025$35.5M520
2024$34.6M541
2023$25M514
2022$30.2M499
2021$50.4M533
2020$36.1M792
2019$40.2M595
2018$45.9M696
2017$56.9M870
2016$62.5M949

Largest E-Rate applicants in New Mexico

All 109 qualifying E-Rate applicants in New Mexico

E-Rate in New Mexico: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has New Mexico received?
Schools and libraries in New Mexico have received $429,516,041 in committed E-Rate funding across 6,848 funding requests since FY2016.
Who are the top E-Rate providers in New Mexico?
Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in New Mexico are Verizon Business Global LLC, Unite Private Networks, LLC, and CenturyLink Qwest Corporation.
How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in New Mexico?
341 schools, libraries, and consortia in New Mexico have received committed E-Rate funding.

Contracts on 391 funded E-Rate requests in New Mexico are set to expire in the next 12 months.

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