Massachusetts's 3rd District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $2,671,066 | $2,194,008 | $2,613,652 | $4,126,687 | $4,311,781 | $3,337,497 | $2,223,694 | $3,049,670 | $2,979,762 | $2,986,419 |
| Average discount rate | 62% | 59% | 58% | 62% | 60% | 59% | 60% | 53% | 50% | 50% |
| Service providers | 33 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 47 |
| Billed entities | 54 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 55 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $33K | $178K | $324K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $1.7M | $709K | $1.1M | $2.5M | $2.4M | $1.6M | $406K | $967K | $619K | $756K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $934K | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.9M | $1.7M | $1.8M | $2.0M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $35K | $3K | $84K | $92K | $52K | $81K | $31K | $26K | $13K | $6K |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $21K | $26K | $14K | $35K | $31K | $40K | $18K | $28K | $30K | $12K |
| Wireless School Bus Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Top billed entities
| Billed entity | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Lowell | $114K | $246K | $476K | $774K | $606K | $515K | $202K | $318K | $353K | $324K | $2.2M | $443K |
| Lawrence Public Schools | $1.5M | $45K | $29K | $58K | $268K | $776K | $383K | $406K | $636K | $478K | $1.9M | $384K |
| Haverhill School District | $46K | $80K | $57K | $617K | $542K | $148K | $55K | $86K | $92K | $165K | $1.3M | $268K |
| Fitchburg School District | $106K | $116K | $112K | $115K | $852K | $115K | $172K | $172K | $188K | $112K | $1.3M | $260K |
| Methuen Public Schools | $26K | $33K | $81K | $256K | $252K | $58K | $58K | $242K | $142K | $263K | $647K | $129K |
| Clinton School District | $61K | $85K | $85K | $119K | $262K | $71K | $69K | $117K | $112K | $68K | $612K | $122K |
| North Middlesex Reg Sch Dist | $55K | $302K | $63K | $63K | $96K | $268K | $132K | $164K | $164K | $131K | $579K | $116K |
| Ashburnham-Westminster Reg Dist | $58K | $161K | $127K | $102K | $63K | $25K | $55K | $40K | $40K | $44K | $512K | $102K |
| Dracut Public School | $30K | $21K | $300K | $59K | $59K | $57K | $8K | $6K | $88K | — | $470K | $94K |
| Nashoba Reg School District | — | $57K | $219K | $98K | $91K | $128K | $83K | $103K | $137K | $118K | $465K | $93K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whally Computer Associates, Inc. | $1.7M | $461K | $910K | $1.7M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $67K | $605K | $429K | $44K | $6.0M | $1.2M |
| Comcast Business Communications | $351K | $470K | $499K | $541K | $632K | $578K | $478K | $537K | $551K | $456K | $2.5M | $499K |
| CELT- Center for Educational Leadership & Technology | $236K | $223K | $225K | $273K | $731K | $719K | $929K | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.0M | $1.7M | $337K |
| Custom Computer Specialist, Inc. | $58K | $50K | $31K | $95K | $961K | $162K | $97K | $30K | $35K | $19K | $1.2M | $239K |
| ePlus Technology, Inc. | $4K | $6K | $86K | $232K | $205K | $60K | $29K | $163K | $61K | $28K | $534K | $107K |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | $9K | $127K | $143K | $114K | $141K | $105K | $128K | $110K | $107K | $51K | $534K | $107K |
| The Ockers Company | — | $37K | $314K | $109K | $28K | $55K | $7K | $27K | $9K | $120K | $487K | $97K |
| CherryRoad Technologies Inc. | $74K | $94K | $104K | $100K | $87K | $83K | $98K | — | — | — | $459K | $92K |
| ConvergeOne, Inc. | — | $290K | $150K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $440K | $88K |
| MicroNet Associates Inc. | $2K | — | — | $256K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $258K | $52K |
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.