Connecticut's 4th District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $1,468,342 | $3,636,572 | $4,323,137 | $6,729,296 | $4,489,615 | $4,388,273 | $4,403,008 | $3,867,646 | $3,643,678 | $3,581,695 |
| Average discount rate | 63% | 60% | 61% | 64% | 61% | 58% | 57% | 49% | 50% | 47% |
| Service providers | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 41 | 42 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 47 |
| Billed entities | 40 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 43 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $46K | $223K | $412K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $439K | $724K | $1.0M | $3.5M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $768K | $478K | $617K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $919K | $2.8M | $3.1M | $3.2M | $3.0M | $3.1M | $3.3M | $3.0M | $2.9M | $2.5M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | $14K | $5K | $13K | $23K | $8K | — | $273 | $12K |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $110K | $155K | $241K | $60K | $47K | $33K | — | $15K | $29K | — |
Top billed entities
| Billed entity | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport School District | $111K | $1.1M | $1.4M | $1.9M | $1.9M | $2.1M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $6.4M | $1.3M |
| Stamford School District | — | $377K | $576K | $2.0M | $509K | $374K | $502K | $322K | $368K | $377K | $3.4M | $688K |
| Norwalk Public Schools | $477K | $351K | $824K | $691K | $755K | $447K | $726K | $389K | $509K | $717K | $3.1M | $619K |
| Alliance For Community Empowerment, Inc. | — | $191K | $158K | $210K | $183K | $222K | $119K | $182K | $115K | $117K | $742K | $148K |
| Bridgeport Public Library | $17K | $117K | $110K | $411K | $18K | $15K | $59K | — | — | — | $673K | $135K |
| Fairfield School District | $102K | $135K | $125K | $171K | $121K | $146K | $140K | $625K | $201K | $134K | $654K | $131K |
| Diocese Of Bridgeport Schools | $90K | $167K | $118K | $150K | $107K | $127K | $214K | $106K | $114K | $125K | $632K | $126K |
| Greenwich Public Schools | $49K | $227K | $139K | $90K | $65K | $69K | $81K | $72K | $12K | $62K | $569K | $114K |
| Trumbull School District | $208K | $64K | $64K | $132K | $61K | $115K | $129K | $118K | $134K | $73K | $529K | $106K |
| Capital Preparatory Harbor School | $68K | $78K | $89K | $63K | $109K | $64K | $84K | $67K | $109K | $16K | $407K | $81K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC | $216K | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.1M | $6.2M | $1.2M |
| ePlus Technology, Inc. | $673 | $2K | $363K | $2.4M | $901K | $712K | $288K | $8K | $95K | $265K | $3.7M | $742K |
| Advanced Corporate Networking, Inc. | $309K | $548K | $725K | $740K | $795K | $721K | $724K | $736K | $742K | $760K | $3.1M | $623K |
| Dept of Admin Services, CT | $224K | $424K | $395K | $550K | $366K | $343K | $467K | $248K | $234K | $169K | $2.0M | $392K |
| Total Communications, Inc. | $359K | $153K | $107K | $503K | — | $19K | — | $30K | $60K | — | $1.1M | $224K |
| ChimeNet, Inc. | $84K | $180K | $227K | $373K | $135K | $216K | $247K | $596K | $263K | $147K | $999K | $200K |
| BCN Telecom, Inc | — | $147K | $158K | $188K | $164K | $100K | $99K | $71K | — | — | $657K | $131K |
| Cablevision Lightpath LLC | $80K | $99K | $87K | $60K | $24K | $50K | $38K | $23K | $21K | $16K | $350K | $70K |
| Synacktek LLC | — | $20K | $228K | $48K | $17K | $7K | $46K | — | — | — | $313K | $63K |
| Whalley Computer Associates, Inc. | — | $23K | $234K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $257K | $51K |
Each billed entity is assigned to the congressional district (119th Congress boundaries, U.S. Census TIGER/Line 2024) containing the largest number of its recipient sites, located by their USAC-reported coordinates; entities without usable coordinates use the district in their USAC profile. Funding totals are total authorized disbursements (FCC Form 471 FRN Status, USAC dataset qdmp-ygft); speeds are from Recipient Details and Commitments (avi8-svp9); pre-2016 history is from USAC legacy data (1998-2015). Note: the last year or two in any disbursement series always looks artificially low (FY2025 invoices are still being paid) — that’s the real state of USAC’s data, not an error.