E-Rate Funding in New York

Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in New York have received $1,692,786,953 in committed E-Rate funding across 40,285 funding requests from 2,006 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC.

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

Schools and libraries in New York account for 6% 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 FY2024 at $225.9M.

Committed (all years)
$1.7B
Funding requests
40,285
Applicants
2,006

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

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC$544.1M3096
NTT DATA, Inc.$154.6M12
Presidio Networked Solutions, Inc$108.5M71
Cablevision Lightpath LLC$50.8M1923
Charter Communications Operating, LLC$45.2M3729
Verizon New York Inc.$42M1528
Time Warner Cable Business LLC$38.1M2025
ComSource, Inc.$37.5M535
ConvergeOne, Inc.$34M675
Core BTS, Inc.$33.1M443

E-Rate funding in New York by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$140.6M2145
2025$181.9M2985
2024$225.9M2968
2023$153.3M2845
2022$148.7M2982
2021$102.1M2998
2020$182M3761
2019$129.3M3358
2018$126.8M4128
2017$151.9M5650
2016$150.2M6465

Largest E-Rate applicants in New York

All 611 qualifying E-Rate applicants in New York

E-Rate in New York: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has New York received?
Schools and libraries in New York have received $1,692,786,953 in committed E-Rate funding across 40,285 funding requests since FY2016.
Who are the top E-Rate providers in New York?
Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in New York are Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC, NTT DATA, Inc., and Presidio Networked Solutions, Inc.
How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in New York?
2,006 schools, libraries, and consortia in New York have received committed E-Rate funding.

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

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