E-Rate Funding for Plains Indep School District

Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data

Plains Indep School District in Texas has received $542,540 in committed E-Rate funding across 19 funding requests. Their FY2026 Category 1 discount rate is 80%. Activity runs from FY2016 to FY2026, with $385.1K in Category 1 services and $157.5K in Category 2 equipment. Its largest provider by committed dollars is Education Service Center Region 17 at $376.1K.

Plains Indep School District accounts for less than 1% of Texas's committed E-Rate funding. Its largest provider, Education Service Center Region 17, holds 69% of that committed funding. Category 2 equipment accounts for 29% of Plains Indep School District's committed funding, and Category 1 services the remainder.

Committed (all years)
$542.5K
Category 1
$385.1K
Category 2
$157.5K
Funding requests
19

Plains Indep School District's E-Rate providers, ranked by funding

ProviderCommitted
Education Service Center Region 17$376.1K
Computer Transition Services, Inc.$151.9K
Windstream Communications, LLC$6.5K
Desert Communications, Inc.$5.5K
Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership)$2.5K

E-Rate funding by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$107.8K2
2025$28.6K2
2024$35.7K1
2023$99.5K2
2022$28K1
2021$28K1
2020$31.1K1
2019$34.6K1
2018$36.5K1
2017$45.2K3
2016$67.5K4

Who handles E-Rate for Plains Indep School District?

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

Plains Indep School District E-Rate funding: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Plains Indep School District received?
Plains Indep School District in Texas has received $542,540 in committed E-Rate funding across 19 funding requests.
Who provides E-Rate services to Plains Indep School District?
Plains Indep School District's E-Rate service providers by committed funding include Education Service Center Region 17, Computer Transition Services, Inc., and Windstream Communications, LLC.
What is Plains Indep School District's E-Rate discount rate?
Their FY2026 Category 1 discount rate is 80%. 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 Plains Indep School District?
USAC filings do not name a coordinator role directly, but the contact person listed on Plains Indep School District's most recent FCC Form 470 (FY2026) is Matthew O'Bryant. Districts typically list their E-Rate coordinator or consultant as the Form 470 contact.

1 funded E-Rate contract for Plains Indep School District (Category 1 and managed internal broadband) ends in the next 12 months.

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