Pennsylvania's 8th District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $3,871,534 | $2,260,097 | $1,686,041 | $1,939,048 | $2,415,193 | $2,455,678 | $2,557,861 | $2,319,861 | $1,935,245 | $1,605,666 |
| Average discount rate | 72% | 73% | 71% | 68% | 65% | 70% | 75% | 66% | 56% | 55% |
| Service providers | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 29 | 27 | 36 | 42 | 47 |
| Billed entities | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 36 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $26K | $110K | $259K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $3.2M | $933K | $317K | $334K | $819K | $795K | $961K | $791K | $615K | $126K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $633K | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $4K | $12K | $760 | $2K | $5K | $4K | $915 | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $1K | $5K | $7K | $117K | $117K | $114K | $16K | $14K | $4K | $5K |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scranton City School District | $1.5M | $218K | $228K | $275K | $311K | $479K | $292K | $301K | $422K | $384K | $2.5M | $499K |
| Hazleton Area School District | $1.4M | $282K | $251K | $126K | $142K | $498K | $798K | $97K | $327K | $119K | $2.2M | $445K |
| Intermediate Unit 18 & 19 Rwan Consortium | — | $461K | $456K | $558K | $569K | $648K | $633K | $592K | — | — | $2.0M | $409K |
| Wilkes-Barre Area School District | $168K | $415K | $105K | $111K | $864K | $193K | $262K | $626K | $240K | $251K | $1.7M | $332K |
| Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School | — | $240K | $193K | $176K | $72K | $50K | $14K | — | $3K | $41K | $681K | $136K |
| Wallenpaupack Area School Dist | $276K | $190K | $56K | $35K | $40K | $40K | $23K | $203K | $233K | $51K | $598K | $120K |
| Luzerne County Library System | $27K | $44K | $34K | $140K | $140K | — | — | — | — | — | $385K | $77K |
| Mid Valley School District | $116K | $16K | $73K | $90K | $15K | $18K | $17K | $69K | $16K | $18K | $310K | $62K |
| Western Wayne School District | $50K | $39K | — | $129K | — | $29K | $45K | $37K | $99K | $82K | $218K | $44K |
| Old Forge School District | $130K | $9K | $7K | $10K | $10K | $10K | $8K | $11K | $8K | $12K | $167K | $33K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integra Business Inc. | $2.8M | $257K | $218K | $101K | $724K | $502K | $733K | $422K | $86K | — | $4.1M | $813K |
| PenTeleData Limited Partnership I | $354K | $269K | $368K | $280K | $383K | $338K | $312K | $341K | $364K | $360K | $1.7M | $331K |
| Treasure Lake LP | $218K | $218K | $228K | $275K | $277K | $292K | $292K | $154K | — | — | $1.2M | $243K |
| TVC Albany, Inc | $9K | $191K | $267K | $352K | $203K | — | — | — | — | — | $1.0M | $204K |
| Comcast Business Communications | $30K | $252K | $150K | $100K | $84K | $238K | $244K | $318K | $388K | $380K | $615K | $123K |
| ePlus Technology, Inc. | $242K | $149K | $20K | — | $16K | $59K | $71K | $178K | $187K | $14K | $427K | $85K |
| Adams CATV, Inc. | — | $103K | $105K | $120K | $99K | $135K | $136K | $136K | $24K | $17K | $427K | $85K |
| Riverside Technologies, Inc. | $51K | $315K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $366K | $73K |
| CTSI, LLC, dba Frontier Communications, CTSI Company | $7K | $66K | $65K | $73K | $139K | $210K | $205K | $219K | $190K | $232K | $350K | $70K |
| Crown Castle Fiber LLC | — | $97K | $82K | $103K | $50K | $29K | $94K | $80K | $71K | $83K | $333K | $67K |
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.