Pennsylvania's 3rd District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $3,658,772 | $9,370,443 | $6,204,597 | $5,200,325 | $6,708,001 | $5,079,730 | $6,172,988 | $4,725,207 | $6,940,320 | $6,460,816 |
| Average discount rate | 81% | 81% | 80% | 76% | 77% | 79% | 78% | 55% | 56% | 59% |
| Service providers | 32 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 |
| Billed entities | 50 | 54 | 57 | 55 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 46 | 59 | 63 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $92K | $418K | $1.1M |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $1.5M | $4.6M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $2.0M | $1.3M | $2.4M | $1.2M | $3.1M | $1.6M |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $2.1M | $4.7M | $4.8M | $3.8M | $4.4M | $3.6M | $3.5M | $3.2M | $3.4M | $3.8M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $2K | $43K | $171K | $260K | $275K | $140K | $231K | $181K | $35K | $33K |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $2K | $5K | $25K | $25K | $23K | $18K | — | $3K | $6K | $12K |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mastery Charter High School | $2.1M | $2.2M | $2.2M | $1.2M | $2.6M | $1.0M | $1.1M | $823K | $668K | $1.2M | $10.4M | $2.1M |
| Philadelphia School District | — | $4.6M | $678K | $706K | $709K | $709K | $2.4M | $1.6M | $3.5M | $1.4M | $6.7M | $1.3M |
| Free Library Of Philadelphia | $375K | $668K | $697K | $745K | $690K | $1.2M | $947K | $999K | $820K | $1.4M | $3.2M | $635K |
| Independence Mission Schools | $242K | $197K | $394K | $227K | $579K | $286K | $207K | $207K | $207K | $554K | $1.6M | $328K |
| Universal Education Companies, Inc | $116K | $151K | $289K | $306K | $569K | $336K | $395K | $402K | $241K | $399K | $1.4M | $286K |
| Belmont Charter Networks | $27K | $117K | $168K | $77K | $74K | $210K | $42K | — | — | — | $463K | $93K |
| Christopher Columbus Charter School North (K-5) | $51K | $71K | $148K | $68K | $56K | — | — | — | — | — | $395K | $79K |
| Wissahickon Charter School | $11K | $23K | $46K | $162K | $62K | $61K | $24K | $47K | $117K | $65K | $303K | $61K |
| Penncrest School District | $192K | $33K | $76K | — | — | $71K | $179K | — | — | $14K | $300K | $60K |
| Global Leadership Academy Charter School | — | $40K | $43K | $90K | $90K | $47K | $27K | $28K | $24K | $40K | $262K | $52K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comcast Business Communications | $1.7M | $3.0M | $3.1M | $2.0M | $2.9M | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $12.8M | $2.6M |
| CNI Sales Inc | — | $3.9M | — | — | — | $118K | — | — | — | — | $3.9M | $784K |
| Crown Castle Fiber LLC | $240K | $996K | $985K | $840K | $706K | $682K | $614K | $560K | $565K | $567K | $3.8M | $753K |
| ePlus Technology, Inc. | $950K | $148K | $5K | $364K | $991K | $193K | $248K | $124K | $90K | $698K | $2.5M | $492K |
| Verizon Pennsylvania LLC. | $145K | $410K | $416K | $416K | $376K | — | — | $6K | $54K | $1.2M | $1.8M | $353K |
| Relcomm, Inc. | — | $8K | $223K | $335K | $443K | $451K | $171K | $180K | — | $7K | $1.0M | $202K |
| Micro Technology Group, Inc. | $89K | — | $230K | $274K | $282K | $74K | $3K | — | $131K | — | $876K | $175K |
| COGENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. dba PSINet, Inc. | $10K | $120K | $146K | $159K | $154K | $17K | $9K | $8K | — | $18K | $589K | $118K |
| REABAH INC. | $15K | $36K | $356K | $89K | $37K | $65K | $3K | $37K | $11K | — | $534K | $107K |
| AEC Group, LLC | $192K | — | $76K | — | — | $71K | — | — | — | — | $267K | $53K |
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.