Massachusetts's 1st District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $4,276,435 | $5,789,049 | $6,142,826 | $6,330,004 | $5,945,825 | $4,866,696 | $5,410,403 | $6,832,905 | $6,574,081 | $5,950,522 |
| Average discount rate | 78% | 76% | 75% | 73% | 73% | 71% | 71% | 58% | 54% | 52% |
| Service providers | 39 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 39 | 38 | 56 | 49 | 64 |
| Billed entities | 68 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 70 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $64K | $128K | $475K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.6M | $1.9M | $1.4M | $864K | $1.2M | $2.3M | $2.0M | $1.5M |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $2.6M | $3.8M | $3.8M | $3.7M | $3.9M | $3.9M | $3.6M | $3.8M | $3.8M | $3.3M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $449K | $719K | $724K | $652K | $628K | $73K | $611K | $659K | $628K | $654K |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $68K | $49K | $38K | $35K | $44K | — | — | — | — | $13K |
Top billed entities
| Billed entity | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Public Schools | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.9M | $1.4M | $2.0M | $2.0M | $2.3M | $2.1M | $8.8M | $1.8M |
| City Of Pittsfield School Department | $362K | $478K | $527K | $543K | $549K | $381K | $198K | $226K | $436K | $382K | $2.5M | $492K |
| Holyoke School District | $197K | $722K | $250K | $474K | $246K | $234K | $241K | $232K | $224K | $225K | $1.9M | $378K |
| Chicopee Public Sch District | $72K | $105K | $145K | $516K | $520K | $315K | $101K | $351K | $368K | $184K | $1.4M | $271K |
| Massachusetts Dept Of Youth Services | $140K | $235K | $236K | $381K | $306K | $246K | $250K | $316K | $343K | $311K | $1.3M | $260K |
| Dudley-Charlton Reg Sch Dist | $88K | $117K | $431K | $153K | $103K | $132K | $241K | $374K | $141K | $133K | $892K | $178K |
| Westfield Public School District | $52K | $389K | $146K | $164K | $66K | $90K | $226K | $76K | $127K | $229K | $817K | $163K |
| C W Mars, Inc. | $218K | $240K | $101K | $105K | $92K | $78K | $76K | $67K | $19K | — | $755K | $151K |
| Southbridge Public School Dist | $41K | $67K | $211K | $78K | $115K | $105K | $91K | $111K | $232K | $195K | $512K | $102K |
| West Springfield School Dist | $83K | $140K | $92K | $89K | $95K | $153K | $98K | $27K | $149K | $87K | $499K | $100K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CherryRoad Technologies Inc. | $852K | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.6M | $1.7M | $1.6M | — | — | — | $6.6M | $1.3M |
| Custom Computer Specialist, Inc. | $553K | $668K | $674K | $683K | $712K | $67K | $693K | $646K | $715K | $656K | $3.3M | $658K |
| Crocker Communications, Inc. | — | $791K | $727K | $818K | $795K | $774K | $547K | $516K | $407K | $388K | $3.1M | $626K |
| Whally Computer Associates, Inc. | $344K | $954K | $545K | $737K | $287K | $243K | $196K | $500K | $342K | $745K | $2.9M | $573K |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $325K | $477K | $482K | $395K | $398K | $448K | $405K | $451K | — | — | $2.1M | $415K |
| Comcast Business Communications | $169K | $248K | $323K | $347K | $260K | $238K | $222K | $245K | $173K | $106K | $1.3M | $269K |
| MicroNet Associates Inc. | — | $43K | $87K | $516K | $531K | $287K | $46K | $285K | $488K | $153K | $1.2M | $235K |
| City of Holyoke - Gas and Electric Dept - DBA Enercom.Net | $191K | $245K | $249K | $225K | $256K | $240K | $237K | $246K | $237K | $271K | $1.2M | $233K |
| CELT- Center for Educational Leadership & Technology | $185K | $245K | $180K | $182K | $190K | $192K | $249K | $276K | $269K | $289K | $981K | $196K |
| IntraSystems, LLC | $80K | $86K | $127K | $303K | $93K | $40K | — | $28K | $346K | — | $688K | $138K |
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.