E-Rate Funding in Pennsylvania

Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in Pennsylvania have received $710,038,137 in committed E-Rate funding across 27,471 funding requests from 1,324 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is Comcast Business Communications.

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

Schools and libraries in Pennsylvania account for 3% of all committed E-Rate funding nationwide. Category 2 equipment makes up 45% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2025 at $75.3M.

Committed (all years)
$710M
Funding requests
27,471
Applicants
1,324

Top E-Rate providers in Pennsylvania, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Comcast Business Communications$98.2M3741
Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC$78.7M1625
ePlus Technology, Inc.$70.7M1718
Integra Business Inc.$42.5M698
DQE Communications Network Services, LLC$28.5M732
CDW Government LLC$27M715
PenTeleData Limited Partnership I$22.4M1605
Consolidated Electrical Distributors$17.6M490
REABAH INC.$17.1M412
Zito Media Communications, LLC$14.4M501

E-Rate funding in Pennsylvania by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$70M1868
2025$75.3M2164
2024$71.5M2086
2023$58.8M1950
2022$60.5M2064
2021$63.9M2162
2020$58.4M2640
2019$59.5M2323
2018$59.6M2593
2017$61.5M3418
2016$70.9M4203

Largest E-Rate applicants in Pennsylvania

All 569 qualifying E-Rate applicants in Pennsylvania

E-Rate in Pennsylvania: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Pennsylvania received?
Schools and libraries in Pennsylvania have received $710,038,137 in committed E-Rate funding across 27,471 funding requests since FY2016.
Who are the top E-Rate providers in Pennsylvania?
Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in Pennsylvania are Comcast Business Communications, Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC, and ePlus Technology, Inc..
How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in Pennsylvania?
1,324 schools, libraries, and consortia in Pennsylvania have received committed E-Rate funding.

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

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