Illinois Bell Telephone Company

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Data updated Sep 3, 2026 · from USAC open data

Illinois Bell Telephone Company has won $124,363,003 in committed E-Rate & RHC funding across public USAC filings. On E-Rate, that spans 2,407 funded requests for 397 applicants in 1 states. Its E-Rate filings run from FY2016 to FY2026, split $116.5M in Category 1 services and $0 in Category 2 equipment. Illinois is its largest E-Rate market at $116.5M. On the RHC program, $7,874,018 across 262 funded requests serving 48 health care providers. That breaks down to $7.7M through the Healthcare Connect Fund and $223.3K through the Telecom program.

Category 1 services account for 100% of Illinois Bell Telephone Company's committed E-Rate funding, with Category 2 equipment making up the balance. Its largest E-Rate market, Illinois, represents 100% of that committed funding. Illinois Bell Telephone Company has served 397 E-Rate applicants across 1 state.

E-Rate funding

Committed
$116.5M
Category 1
$116.5M
Category 2
$0
Applicants
397

Top E-Rate customers by committed funding

ApplicantCommitted
Chicago Public Schools$72M
Chicago Public Library$3.4M
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview S.D. #89$2.1M
Des Plaines School District 62$1.9M
Thornton Township High School District 205$1.3M
Wheeling School District 21$1.3M
Special Education Services, Inc.$1.2M
Community Unit School Dist 300$962.7K
Township High School Dist 211$902.3K
Prairie-Hills School Dist 144$888.8K

Top E-Rate states by committed funding

StateCommitted
Illinois$116.5M

E-Rate funding by year

Funding yearCommitted
2026$1.1M
2025$1.7M
2024$7.2M
2023$7.4M
2022$9.4M
2021$7.3M
2020$7.5M
2019$7.6M
2018$19.9M
2017$22.6M
2016$24.8M

Rural Health Care (RHC) funding

Committed
$7.9M
Healthcare Connect Fund
$7.7M
Telecom
$223.3K
HCPs served
48

RHC funding by year

Funding yearCommitted
2026$270.8K
2025$1.5M
2024$856.2K
2023$1.1M
2022$783.7K
2021$862.6K
2020$1.1M
2019$711.3K
2018$249.3K
2017$367.1K
2016$164.8K

Illinois Bell Telephone Company: common questions

How much E-Rate and RHC funding has Illinois Bell Telephone Company won?
Illinois Bell Telephone Company has won $124,363,003 in committed E-Rate and RHC funding across public USAC filings.
Which states does Illinois Bell Telephone Company serve?
Illinois Bell Telephone Company has funded E-Rate applicants in 1 state. Its largest market by committed funding is Illinois.
How many customers does Illinois Bell Telephone Company have?
Illinois Bell Telephone Company has served 397 E-Rate applicants across 2,407 funded requests.
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