Massachusetts's 4th District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $1,622,689 | $2,803,326 | $3,484,712 | $2,227,980 | $3,289,718 | $2,575,186 | $1,694,890 | $1,580,237 | $2,313,716 | $3,757,965 |
| Average discount rate | 55% | 54% | 57% | 55% | 56% | 55% | 54% | 53% | 48% | 48% |
| Service providers | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 43 | 53 |
| Billed entities | 55 | 54 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 53 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $77K | $242K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $477K | $1.1M | $1.7M | $546K | $1.5M | $903K | $396K | $229K | $638K | $2.2M |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $1.0M | $1.4M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $748 | $37K | $15K | $38K | $69K | $78K | $42K | $40K | $45K | $49K |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $144K | $243K | $168K | $115K | $156K | $136K | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall River Public School Dist | $320K | $377K | $443K | $443K | $677K | $899K | $395K | $478K | $474K | $1.2M | $2.3M | $452K |
| Taunton School District | — | $369K | $738K | $131K | $345K | $121K | $92K | $138K | $149K | $791K | $1.6M | $316K |
| Milford Public Schools | $126K | $80K | $70K | $107K | $590K | $55K | $72K | $93K | $93K | $463K | $974K | $195K |
| Newton School District | $215K | $399K | $25K | $70K | $139K | $30K | $64K | $31K | $57K | $15K | $847K | $169K |
| Attleboro School District | $135K | $155K | $123K | $93K | $97K | $119K | $49K | $49K | $49K | $228K | $603K | $121K |
| North Attleborough School Dist | $16K | $141K | $261K | $21K | $33K | $151K | $73K | $26K | $28K | $25K | $472K | $94K |
| Needham Public Schools | $71K | $89K | $74K | $87K | $110K | $73K | $54K | $97K | $48K | $40K | $433K | $87K |
| Foxborough Regional Charter School | $10K | $152K | $94K | $99K | $59K | $58K | $27K | $7K | $44K | $35K | $413K | $83K |
| Swansea School Department | $25K | $59K | $104K | $98K | $110K | $106K | $47K | $45K | $43K | $46K | $396K | $79K |
| Mansfield Public School Dist | $53K | $48K | $93K | $114K | $70K | $57K | $27K | $18K | $35K | $46K | $377K | $75K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightower Fiber Networks II, LLC | $363K | $428K | $456K | $456K | $458K | $481K | $56K | $15K | $15K | $20K | $2.2M | $432K |
| Comcast Business Communications | $279K | $296K | $366K | $316K | $380K | $337K | $317K | $235K | $288K | $261K | $1.6M | $327K |
| Whally Computer Associates, Inc. | $224K | $331K | $450K | $344K | $206K | $248K | $135K | $109K | $57K | $105K | $1.6M | $311K |
| ePlus Technology, Inc. | $196K | $299K | — | $41K | $834K | $434K | $118K | $13K | $42K | $1.0M | $1.4M | $274K |
| Future Technologies Group, LLC | — | — | $608K | — | $321K | — | — | $16K | — | $639K | $928K | $186K |
| CELT- Center for Educational Leadership & Technology | $144K | $173K | $189K | $204K | $206K | $196K | $541K | $679K | $712K | $680K | $916K | $183K |
| Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant | $30K | $173K | $192K | $189K | $199K | $194K | $141K | $161K | $311K | $149K | $784K | $157K |
| Custom Computer Specialist, Inc. | $18K | $278K | $223K | $147K | $66K | $71K | $54K | $37K | $87K | $48K | $732K | $146K |
| The Ockers Company | $72K | $77K | $357K | $26K | $28K | $9K | $32K | $9K | $135K | $48K | $561K | $112K |
| HUB Technical Services LLC | $24K | $82K | $181K | $48K | $44K | $120K | $5K | — | $31K | $45K | $379K | $76K |
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.