Connecticut's 5th District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $1,934,507 | $4,289,950 | $2,685,708 | $3,425,018 | $3,349,744 | $2,218,930 | $2,165,659 | $2,615,658 | $2,296,468 | $2,610,019 |
| Average discount rate | 63% | 62% | 60% | 59% | 60% | 59% | 55% | 52% | 53% | 48% |
| Service providers | 40 | 35 | 31 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 42 | 50 | 56 | 54 |
| Billed entities | 64 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 70 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $32K | $192K | $428K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $671K | $2.2M | $782K | $1.5M | $1.5M | $506K | $609K | $1.2M | $713K | $687K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $1.2M | $1.9M | $1.7M | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.5M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $4K | $46K | $27K | $25K | $47K | $17K | $9K | $8K | $7K | $3K |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $99K | $100K | $142K | $26K | $17K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wi-Fi Hotspots Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Top billed entities
| Billed entity | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterbury School District | $365K | $2.0M | $356K | $408K | $410K | $403K | $322K | $694K | $276K | $295K | $3.5M | $706K |
| Meriden School District | $281K | $368K | $388K | $547K | $391K | $238K | $214K | $167K | $257K | $173K | $2.0M | $395K |
| New Britain School District | $193K | $363K | $200K | $362K | $714K | $280K | $135K | $130K | $284K | $131K | $1.8M | $366K |
| Danbury Public Schools | — | $125K | $123K | $309K | $98K | $99K | $215K | $171K | $203K | $499K | $655K | $131K |
| Farmington School District | $59K | $80K | $346K | $80K | $74K | $70K | $86K | $175K | $109K | $63K | $638K | $128K |
| Cheshire School District | $104K | $39K | $39K | $41K | $238K | $36K | $69K | $80K | $35K | $36K | $462K | $92K |
| Wolcott School District | $34K | $59K | $41K | $41K | $201K | $37K | $85K | $39K | $114K | $41K | $377K | $75K |
| Newtown Public Schools | $47K | $107K | $52K | $68K | $92K | $48K | $97K | $88K | $30K | $52K | $366K | $73K |
| New Milford School District | $110K | $74K | $98K | $46K | $34K | $43K | $77K | $46K | $30K | $46K | $361K | $72K |
| Watertown Public Schools | $33K | $34K | $154K | $61K | $57K | $46K | $36K | $52K | $69K | $42K | $339K | $68K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC | $429K | $805K | $630K | $630K | $634K | $638K | $545K | $354K | $247K | $228K | $3.1M | $625K |
| Dept of Admin Services, CT | $370K | $570K | $539K | $503K | $525K | $413K | $369K | $305K | $308K | $424K | $2.5M | $501K |
| Presidio Networked Solutions Group,LLC | — | $1.5M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.5M | $293K |
| Advanced Corporate Networking, Inc. | $216K | $235K | $199K | $236K | $209K | $244K | $211K | $163K | $139K | $144K | $1.1M | $219K |
| OMNI Data, LLC | $113K | $159K | $48K | $142K | $594K | $168K | $56K | $38K | $170K | $12K | $1.1M | $211K |
| The Southern New England Telephone Company | $129K | $217K | $201K | $191K | $183K | $182K | $168K | $333K | $531K | $663K | $920K | $184K |
| ePlus Technology, Inc. | $75K | $156K | $172K | $353K | $153K | $61K | $80K | $82K | $226K | $46K | $909K | $182K |
| Atlantic Computing Technology Corp | $56K | $48K | $327K | $296K | $130K | $69K | $99K | $51K | $44K | $68K | $857K | $171K |
| Total Communications, Inc. | $70K | $62K | $126K | $147K | $59K | — | — | $465K | — | $9K | $465K | $93K |
| Comcast Business Communications | $18K | $90K | $94K | $95K | $99K | $112K | $138K | $114K | $141K | $127K | $396K | $79K |
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.