Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative

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Data updated Sep 3, 2026 · from USAC open data

Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative has won $3,150,243 in committed E-Rate & RHC funding across public USAC filings. On E-Rate, that spans 252 funded requests for 22 applicants in 1 states. Its E-Rate filings run from FY2016 to FY2026, split $1.8M in Category 1 services and $351.2K in Category 2 equipment. Minnesota is its largest E-Rate market at $2.1M. On the RHC program, $1,039,260 across 160 funded requests serving 25 health care providers. That breaks down to $1M through the Healthcare Connect Fund and $8K through the Telecom program.

Category 1 services account for 83% of Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative's committed E-Rate funding, with Category 2 equipment making up the balance. Its largest E-Rate market, Minnesota, represents 100% of that committed funding. Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative has served 22 E-Rate applicants across 1 state.

E-Rate funding

Committed
$2.1M
Category 1
$1.8M
Category 2
$351.2K
Applicants
22

Top E-Rate customers by committed funding

ApplicantCommitted
Bemidji School District 31$472K
Red Lake School District 38$420.2K
Itasca Area Schools Collaborative$236.6K
Grand Rapids School Dist 318$227.5K
Blackduck School District 32$156.4K
Greenway School District 316$109.4K
Nashwauk-Keewatin District 319$96.2K
Littlefork-Big Falls Dist 362$67.1K
Voyageurs Expeditionary High School$61.3K
Trek North Jr/Sr High Sch$57.4K

Top E-Rate states by committed funding

StateCommitted
Minnesota$2.1M

E-Rate funding by year

Funding yearCommitted
2026$286.4K
2025$150.9K
2024$127.1K
2023$154.1K
2022$149.5K
2021$206.4K
2020$150K
2019$122.1K
2018$257K
2017$274.8K
2016$232.7K

Rural Health Care (RHC) funding

Committed
$1M
Healthcare Connect Fund
$1M
Telecom
$8K
HCPs served
25

RHC funding by year

Funding yearCommitted
2026$137.7K
2025$81K
2024$68.1K
2023$135.4K
2022$89.9K
2021$74K
2020$85.5K
2019$156.7K
2018$94.8K
2017$64.1K
2016$51.8K

Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative: common questions

How much E-Rate and RHC funding has Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative won?
Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative has won $3,150,243 in committed E-Rate and RHC funding across public USAC filings.
Which states does Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative serve?
Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative has funded E-Rate applicants in 1 state. Its largest market by committed funding is Minnesota.
How many customers does Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative have?
Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative has served 22 E-Rate applicants across 252 funded requests.
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