Massachusetts's 2nd District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $3,161,939 | $4,064,269 | $3,704,493 | $3,852,448 | $6,727,580 | $3,934,304 | $3,851,049 | $3,646,059 | $3,354,368 | $5,335,147 |
| Average discount rate | 60% | 57% | 58% | 58% | 58% | 58% | 57% | 55% | 52% | 49% |
| Service providers | 40 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 27 | 36 | 36 | 42 | 55 |
| Billed entities | 65 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 78 | 87 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | $161K | $304K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $1.3M | $1.2M | $725K | $859K | $3.6M | $904K | $877K | $634K | $480K | $1.8M |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $1.8M | $2.7M | $2.9M | $2.9M | $3.0M | $3.0M | $2.9M | $3.0M | $2.7M | $3.2M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $32K | $16K | $71K | $50K | $82K | $17K | $10K | $4K | $4K | $57K |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $34K | $67K | $36K | $24K | $43K | $40K | $43K | $14K | $9K | — |
Top billed entities
| Billed entity | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester Public School District | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $4.1M | $2.0M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.6M | $3.0M | $9.1M | $1.8M |
| Leominster School District | $222K | $729K | $221K | $221K | $221K | $221K | $181K | $260K | $264K | $370K | $1.6M | $322K |
| Athol-Royalston Reg Sch Dist | $107K | $107K | $107K | $147K | $119K | $98K | $52K | $57K | $135K | $118K | $586K | $117K |
| Millbury School District | $50K | $99K | $75K | $187K | $93K | $62K | $102K | $18K | $12K | $19K | $503K | $101K |
| Wachusett Regional School Dist | $61K | $82K | $116K | $120K | $116K | $84K | $101K | $86K | $77K | $97K | $495K | $99K |
| Greenfield Public School District | $59K | $43K | $41K | $202K | $94K | $79K | $65K | $63K | $66K | $89K | $439K | $88K |
| Narragansett Regional School District | $152K | $71K | $62K | $82K | $71K | $80K | $79K | $38K | $44K | $79K | $437K | $87K |
| New England Center For Children | $84K | $119K | $91K | $70K | $72K | $35K | $28K | $76K | $20K | $90K | $436K | $87K |
| Northbridge School District | $39K | $101K | $91K | $115K | $81K | $86K | $112K | $63K | $71K | $62K | $429K | $86K |
| Gill-Montague Reg Sch District | $28K | $171K | $57K | $56K | $56K | $62K | $56K | $56K | $53K | $179K | $369K | $74K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CherryRoad Technologies Inc. | $909K | $1.6M | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.9M | — | — | — | $7.8M | $1.6M |
| MicroNet Associates Inc. | $590K | $33K | $143K | $230K | $2.8M | $673K | $243K | $185K | $184K | $967K | $3.8M | $756K |
| Whally Computer Associates, Inc. | $561K | $691K | $519K | $450K | $530K | $240K | $171K | $228K | $158K | $322K | $2.8M | $550K |
| Crocker Communications, Inc. | — | $232K | $286K | $279K | $266K | $274K | $256K | $249K | $212K | $212K | $1.1M | $212K |
| RetroFit, Inc. | $222K | $508K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $730K | $146K |
| CELT- Center for Educational Leadership & Technology | $40K | $94K | $109K | $247K | $170K | $282K | $330K | $295K | $178K | $240K | $660K | $132K |
| Comcast Business Communications | $73K | $93K | $88K | $151K | $251K | $196K | $188K | $243K | $162K | $201K | $655K | $131K |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $63K | $87K | $109K | $162K | $161K | $167K | $156K | $161K | — | — | $583K | $117K |
| Crown Castle Fiber LLC | $118K | $106K | $95K | $84K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $403K | $81K |
| New Horizon Communications Corp. | $84K | $75K | $91K | $70K | — | — | — | $370 | $1K | $2K | $321K | $64K |
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.