The Ohio Bell Telephone Company

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Data updated Sep 2, 2026 · from USAC open data

The Ohio Bell Telephone Company has won $23,629,935 in committed E-Rate & RHC funding across public USAC filings. On E-Rate, that spans 1,074 funded requests for 257 applicants in 3 states. Its E-Rate filings run from FY2016 to FY2026, split $17.7M in Category 1 services and $0 in Category 2 equipment. Ohio is its largest E-Rate market at $17.7M. On the RHC program, $5,920,915 across 289 funded requests serving 18 health care providers. That breaks down to $5.7M through the Healthcare Connect Fund and $190.6K through the Telecom program.

Category 1 services account for 100% of The Ohio Bell Telephone Company's committed E-Rate funding, with Category 2 equipment making up the balance. Its largest E-Rate market, Ohio, represents 100% of that committed funding. The Ohio Bell Telephone Company has served 257 E-Rate applicants across 3 states.

E-Rate funding

Committed
$17.7M
Category 1
$17.7M
Category 2
$0
Applicants
257

Top E-Rate customers by committed funding

ApplicantCommitted
Ohio Public Library Information Network$2.3M
Akron City School District$1.7M
Columbus City Schools$1.3M
Cleveland Public Library$1.2M
Cuyahoga County Public Library$1.2M
Dayton City School District$1.1M
East Cleveland City Sch Dist$709.4K
Akron-Summit Co Public Library$659.6K
Stark County District Library$585.4K
Westerville City School Dist$565.4K

Top E-Rate states by committed funding

StateCommitted
Ohio$17.7M
Arkansas$24.1K
Maryland$605.9

E-Rate funding by year

Funding yearCommitted
2026$263.8K
2025$561.6K
2024$907.9K
2023$1.2M
2022$911.5K
2021$895.1K
2020$1.4M
2019$1.9M
2018$1.9M
2017$3.1M
2016$4.7M

Rural Health Care (RHC) funding

Committed
$5.9M
Healthcare Connect Fund
$5.7M
Telecom
$190.6K
HCPs served
18

RHC funding by year

Funding yearCommitted
2026$17.4K
2025$213.4K
2024$128.5K
2023$496.8K
2022$731.2K
2021$1.1M
2020$605.3K
2019$722.3K
2018$756.6K
2017$664K
2016$451.6K

The Ohio Bell Telephone Company: common questions

How much E-Rate and RHC funding has The Ohio Bell Telephone Company won?
The Ohio Bell Telephone Company has won $23,629,935 in committed E-Rate and RHC funding across public USAC filings.
Which states does The Ohio Bell Telephone Company serve?
The Ohio Bell Telephone Company has funded E-Rate applicants in 3 states. Its largest markets by committed funding are Ohio, Arkansas, and Maryland.
How many customers does The Ohio Bell Telephone Company have?
The Ohio Bell Telephone Company has served 257 E-Rate applicants across 1,074 funded requests.
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