E-Rate Funding in Pennsylvania

Data updated Sep 4, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in Pennsylvania have received $701,770,210 in committed E-Rate funding across 27,299 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 $75.4M.

Committed (all years)
$701.8M
Funding requests
27,299
Applicants
1,324

Top E-Rate providers in Pennsylvania, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Comcast Business Communications$95.8M3732
Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC$78.7M1625
ePlus Technology, Inc.$70.5M1710
Integra Business Inc.$41.9M680
DQE Communications Network Services, LLC$28.1M720
CDW Government LLC$26.9M709
PenTeleData Limited Partnership I$22.4M1599
Consolidated Electrical Distributors$17.5M489
REABAH INC.$16.2M400
Zito Media Communications, LLC$14.1M497

E-Rate funding in Pennsylvania by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$61.7M1694
2025$75.4M2167
2024$71.5M2085
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 563 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 $701,770,210 in committed E-Rate funding across 27,299 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.

Contracts on 2,061 funded E-Rate requests in Pennsylvania are set to expire in the next 12 months.

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