E-Rate Funding for Darlington County School District

Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data

Darlington County School District in South Carolina has received $9,204,729 in committed E-Rate funding across 40 funding requests. Their FY2026 discount rate is 90% on Category 1 services and 85% on Category 2 equipment. Activity runs from FY2016 to FY2026, with $6.6M in Category 1 services and $2.6M in Category 2 equipment. Its largest provider by committed dollars is Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC at $6.5M.

Darlington County School District accounts for 2% of South Carolina's committed E-Rate funding. Its largest provider, Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC, holds 70% of that committed funding. Category 2 equipment accounts for 28% of Darlington County School District's committed funding, and Category 1 services the remainder.

Committed (all years)
$9.2M
Category 1
$6.6M
Category 2
$2.6M
Funding requests
40

Darlington County School District's E-Rate providers, ranked by funding

ProviderCommitted
Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC$6.5M
Lockstep Technology Group LLC$1.4M
BridgeTek Solutions LLC$1.1M
BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC$119.2K
Pinnacle Network Solutions$114.4K
Frontier Communications of the Carolinas, Inc.$11.6K
South Carolina Net, Inc DBA Spirit Communications$1.9K

E-Rate funding by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$1.7M3
2025$698.1K7
2024$381.4K4
2023$2.4M8
2022$296.7K2
2021$306.3K2
2020$2.2M4
2019$276.3K1
2018$285.6K2
2017$319.6K3
2016$356.4K4

Who handles E-Rate for Darlington County School District?

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

Darlington County School District E-Rate funding: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Darlington County School District received?
Darlington County School District in South Carolina has received $9,204,729 in committed E-Rate funding across 40 funding requests.
Who provides E-Rate services to Darlington County School District?
Darlington County School District's E-Rate service providers by committed funding include Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC, Lockstep Technology Group LLC, and BridgeTek Solutions LLC.
What is Darlington County School District's E-Rate discount rate?
Their FY2026 discount rate is 90% on Category 1 services and 85% on Category 2 equipment. The discount is the share of eligible costs the program covers; USAC sets it each funding year from the district's student poverty and rurality, so it can change from year to year.
Who is the E-Rate coordinator for Darlington County School District?
USAC filings do not name a coordinator role directly, but the contact person listed on Darlington County School District's most recent FCC Form 470 (FY2026) is Currie Sutton. Districts typically list their E-Rate coordinator or consultant as the Form 470 contact.
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