North Carolina's 8th District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $3,579,189 | $3,952,261 | $7,052,722 | $8,106,564 | $3,816,109 | $4,960,624 | $4,844,106 | $4,989,126 | $3,358,871 | $6,693,395 |
| Average discount rate | 69% | 72% | 70% | 72% | 71% | 77% | 78% | 70% | 52% | 66% |
| Service providers | 25 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
| Billed entities | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $61K | $207K | $481K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $1.7M | $1.8M | $4.9M | $5.6M | $1.4M | $2.4M | $2.3M | $2.4M | $848K | $3.4M |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $1.8M | $2.1M | $2.1M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.6M | $2.3M | $2.8M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $237 | $36K | $42K | $5K | $3K | $26K | $17K | $3K | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $52K | $27K | $23K | $33K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wi-Fi Hotspots Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union County Public Schools | $337K | $1.2M | $1.7M | $1.6M | $497K | $1.1M | $489K | $587K | $487K | $2.7M | $5.3M | $1.1M |
| Robeson County Public Schools | $434K | $426K | $1.2M | $2.6M | $379K | $928K | $1.5M | $1.3M | $503K | $471K | $5.1M | $1.0M |
| Cabarrus County Schools | $555K | $227K | $1.8M | $1.0M | $1.1M | $541K | $812K | $1.2M | $795K | $1.0M | $4.7M | $935K |
| Stanly County School District | $661K | $704K | $494K | $988K | $495K | $641K | $669K | $333K | $290K | $863K | $3.3M | $668K |
| Scotland County School District | $593K | $198K | $267K | $787K | $267K | $588K | $435K | $455K | $393K | $366K | $2.1M | $422K |
| Richmond County School Dist | $94K | $545K | $763K | $222K | $235K | $155K | $383K | $275K | $338K | $549K | $1.9M | $372K |
| Montgomery County School Dist | $351K | $151K | $424K | $215K | $134K | $520K | $164K | $367K | $166K | $161K | $1.3M | $255K |
| Anson County School District | $176K | $156K | $156K | $367K | $357K | $255K | $201K | $269K | $211K | $228K | $1.2M | $242K |
| Sandhill Regional Library System | $134K | $92K | $87K | $85K | $121K | $60K | $45K | $103K | $50K | $120K | $518K | $104K |
| Robeson County Public Library | $30K | $30K | $31K | $32K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $6K | $11K | $127K | $25K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encore Technology Group LLC | $847K | $576K | $1.1M | $2.5M | $51K | $193K | — | $13K | — | $52K | $5.1M | $1.0M |
| Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC | $1.0M | $1.1M | $998K | $729K | $725K | $923K | $435K | — | — | — | $4.5M | $908K |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $577K | $803K | $790K | $892K | $897K | $420K | $34K | $13K | — | — | $4.0M | $792K |
| Data Network Solutions, Inc | $40K | $913K | $1.4M | $1.1M | — | $598K | — | — | — | — | $3.5M | $698K |
| Applied Network Consulting Group | $17K | $26K | $1.3M | $599K | $833K | $76K | $339K | $720K | $624K | $606K | $2.8M | $558K |
| CNIC, Inc. | — | $11K | $285K | $730K | $208K | $412K | $1.4M | $456K | $171K | $194K | $1.2M | $247K |
| Broadplex, LLC | — | — | — | $497K | $497K | $678K | $832K | $930K | $827K | $918K | $993K | $199K |
| LMK Communications, LLC | — | — | $267K | $267K | $267K | $267K | $267K | $267K | $345K | $310K | $800K | $160K |
| A3 Communications, Inc. | — | — | $50K | $545K | $60K | $170K | $212K | $170K | $3K | $2.5M | $655K | $131K |
| CDW Government LLC | $260K | $254K | — | — | $13K | $901K | $168K | — | $5K | $34K | $527K | $105K |
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.