E-Rate Funding for Wilkes-Barre Area School District

Data updated Sep 3, 2026 · from USAC open data

Wilkes-Barre Area School District in Pennsylvania has received $3,432,105 in committed E-Rate funding across 49 funding requests. Their E-Rate discount rate is 90%. Activity runs from FY2016 to FY2025, with $1.9M in Category 1 services and $1.5M in Category 2 equipment. Its largest provider by committed dollars is PenTeleData Limited Partnership I at $1.8M.

Wilkes-Barre Area School District accounts for less than 1% of Pennsylvania's committed E-Rate funding. Its largest provider, PenTeleData Limited Partnership I, holds 53% of that committed funding. Category 2 equipment accounts for 45% of Wilkes-Barre Area School District's committed funding, and Category 1 services the remainder.

Committed (all years)
$3.4M
Category 1
$1.9M
Category 2
$1.5M
Funding requests
49

Wilkes-Barre Area School District's E-Rate providers, ranked by funding

ProviderCommitted
PenTeleData Limited Partnership I$1.8M
Integra Business Inc.$1.1M
Riverside Technologies, Inc.$365.7K
DISYS Solutions, Inc$57.2K
ITC GLOBAL NETWORKS, LLC$44.8K
Service Electric Telephone Company LLC$12.5K
Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership)$237.1

E-Rate funding by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2025$178.7K4
2024$429.4K3
2023$114.4K2
2022$190.7K3
2021$864.1K4
2020$194.3K2
2019$276.1K4
2018$654K15
2017$259.2K6
2016$271.2K6

Who handles E-Rate for Wilkes-Barre Area School District?

The contact listed on Wilkes-Barre Area School District's most recent Form 470 (FY2026) is Kathleen Dieffenderfer, typically the district's E-Rate coordinator or consultant. Email, phone, and the filing history behind every applicant contact are available inside FRNHQ.

Wilkes-Barre Area School District E-Rate funding: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Wilkes-Barre Area School District received?
Wilkes-Barre Area School District in Pennsylvania has received $3,432,105 in committed E-Rate funding across 49 funding requests.
Who provides E-Rate services to Wilkes-Barre Area School District?
Wilkes-Barre Area School District's E-Rate service providers by committed funding include PenTeleData Limited Partnership I, Integra Business Inc., and Riverside Technologies, Inc..
What is Wilkes-Barre Area School District's E-Rate discount rate?
Wilkes-Barre Area School District's E-Rate discount rate is 90%, the share of eligible costs the program covers.
Who is the E-Rate coordinator for Wilkes-Barre Area School District?
USAC filings do not name a coordinator role directly, but the contact person listed on Wilkes-Barre Area School District's most recent FCC Form 470 (FY2026) is Kathleen Dieffenderfer. Districts typically list their E-Rate coordinator or consultant as the Form 470 contact.

Contracts on 5 funded E-Rate requests for Wilkes-Barre Area School District are set to expire in the next 12 months.

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