Connecticut's 3rd District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $2,789,441 | $3,154,179 | $4,247,286 | $4,633,734 | $4,862,858 | $3,575,480 | $2,795,897 | $3,094,484 | $4,170,123 | $5,085,518 |
| Average discount rate | 66% | 66% | 63% | 64% | 66% | 64% | 63% | 54% | 57% | 54% |
| Service providers | 27 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 46 | 52 |
| Billed entities | 57 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 56 | 52 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $52K | $300K | $659K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $999K | $365K | $1.6M | $2.2M | $2.5M | $1.2M | $503K | $799K | $1.6M | $2.1M |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $1.7M | $2.6M | $2.5M | $2.3M | $2.3M | $2.3M | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2.3M | $2.3M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $16K | $47K | $16K | $6K | $16K | $21K | $2K | $33K | $6K | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $55K | $158K | $143K | $123K | $27K | $37K | $23K | $19K | $24K | $24K |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven Public Schools | $1.3M | $769K | $1.7M | $1.1M | $894K | $528K | $630K | $878K | $1.6M | $1.9M | $5.8M | $1.2M |
| Middletown School District (Ct) | $211K | $277K | $343K | $321K | $373K | $341K | $130K | $170K | $126K | $166K | $1.5M | $305K |
| Stratford School District | $23K | $69K | $67K | $897K | $134K | $38K | $38K | $48K | $67K | $199K | $1.2M | $238K |
| West Haven School District | $80K | $86K | $320K | $79K | $567K | $378K | $86K | $75K | $211K | $239K | $1.1M | $226K |
| Area Cooperative Educational Services | $102K | $210K | $205K | $320K | $168K | $147K | $214K | $188K | $236K | $442K | $1.0M | $201K |
| East Haven Public Schools | $96K | $171K | $178K | $177K | $368K | $197K | $123K | $175K | $121K | $133K | $990K | $198K |
| Naugatuck School District | $17K | $61K | $61K | $184K | $326K | $67K | $67K | $69K | $60K | $164K | $648K | $130K |
| Wallingford Public Schools | $94K | $162K | $151K | $112K | $107K | $140K | $167K | $133K | $151K | $126K | $625K | $125K |
| Shelton School District | — | $69K | $57K | $57K | $434K | $46K | $46K | $57K | $53K | $133K | $617K | $123K |
| Ansonia Public Schools | $69K | $126K | $84K | $194K | $139K | $118K | $82K | $135K | $171K | $106K | $611K | $122K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC | $755K | $976K | $881K | $742K | $744K | $905K | $908K | $944K | $959K | $865K | $4.1M | $820K |
| Dept of Admin Services, CT | $442K | $721K | $669K | $643K | $615K | $438K | $411K | $330K | $420K | $400K | $3.1M | $618K |
| Total Communications, Inc. | $707K | — | $1.1M | $550K | $394K | $139K | $115K | $334K | $921K | $1.1M | $2.8M | $552K |
| ChimeNet, Inc. | $119K | $359K | $362K | $383K | $761K | $397K | $437K | $408K | $429K | $553K | $2.0M | $397K |
| Advanced Corporate Networking, Inc. | $236K | $352K | $370K | $325K | $348K | $361K | $292K | $243K | $233K | $232K | $1.6M | $326K |
| Atlantic Computing Technology Corp | $268K | $78K | $204K | $480K | $298K | $357K | $257K | $176K | $264K | $177K | $1.3M | $266K |
| Comcast Business Communications | $81K | $229K | $231K | $232K | $235K | $240K | $206K | $228K | $146K | $274K | $1.0M | $201K |
| The Business Network Group LLC | $2K | $19K | $240K | $29K | $696K | $474K | $31K | $50K | $55K | $59K | $985K | $197K |
| OMNI Data, LLC | $7K | $73K | — | $844K | $15K | $130K | $55K | $78K | $45K | $120K | $940K | $188K |
| ePlus Technology, Inc. | $3K | $18K | — | $102K | $485K | $62K | $16K | $63K | $48K | $227K | $608K | $122K |
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.