Massachusetts's 5th District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $1,097,863 | $1,709,842 | $2,148,086 | $1,597,211 | $1,435,277 | $1,226,379 | $1,555,822 | $1,625,394 | $2,177,197 | $1,419,334 |
| Average discount rate | 55% | 54% | 54% | 53% | 58% | 56% | 55% | 48% | 47% | 43% |
| Service providers | 26 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 38 | 37 |
| Billed entities | 34 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 43 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $9K | $50K | $140K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $466K | $860K | $1.5M | $673K | $627K | $515K | $848K | $900K | $1.3M | $475K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $512K | $688K | $635K | $731K | $719K | $667K | $688K | $706K | $808K | $803K |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $2K | — | $13K | $12K | $13K | $13K | — | $10K | $15K | $2K |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $118K | $162K | $40K | $181K | $77K | $32K | $20K | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malden Public Schools | $189K | $195K | $639K | $170K | $170K | $151K | $164K | $298K | $622K | $173K | $1.4M | $272K |
| Framingham School District | $31K | $286K | $413K | $56K | — | $113K | $22K | $67K | $75K | $201K | $785K | $157K |
| Medford School District | $113K | $123K | $123K | $131K | $141K | $112K | $97K | $102K | $528K | $182K | $632K | $126K |
| Lexington School District | $91K | $172K | $101K | $90K | $105K | $112K | $102K | — | — | $10K | $560K | $112K |
| Woburn School District | $9K | $14K | $191K | $108K | $102K | $140K | $122K | $95K | $89K | $7K | $424K | $85K |
| Waltham Public School District | $98K | $59K | $39K | $47K | $114K | $23K | $29K | $29K | $22K | $62K | $356K | $71K |
| South Middlesex Voc Dist | $68K | $65K | $24K | $136K | $32K | $29K | $33K | $119K | $46K | $47K | $325K | $65K |
| Winchester School District | $30K | $75K | $125K | $59K | $8K | $11K | $67K | $54K | $15K | $32K | $297K | $59K |
| Natick School District | $190K | $66K | $9K | $9K | $9K | $11K | $8K | $8K | $64K | $12K | $282K | $56K |
| Revere Public Schools | $35K | $46K | $46K | $68K | $68K | $68K | $279K | $423K | $133K | $197K | $263K | $53K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comcast Business Communications | $183K | $213K | $166K | $230K | $251K | $265K | $250K | $232K | $248K | $198K | $1.0M | $208K |
| CherryRoad Technologies Inc. | $157K | $186K | $185K | $206K | $237K | $205K | $204K | — | — | — | $970K | $194K |
| Blue Spruce Technologies, Inc | $161K | $93K | $536K | — | — | — | — | $162K | $487K | — | $790K | $158K |
| Whally Computer Associates, Inc. | $12K | $258K | $385K | $26K | $88K | $155K | — | — | — | $248K | $769K | $154K |
| HUB Technical Services LLC | — | $162K | $102K | $262K | $233K | $9K | $61K | — | $8K | $8K | $759K | $152K |
| RCN Telecom Services of Massachusetts, LLC | $70K | $148K | $158K | $170K | $108K | $89K | $47K | $34K | $40K | $43K | $653K | $131K |
| Custom Computer Specialist, Inc. | $82K | $158K | $87K | $74K | $97K | $87K | $110K | — | — | — | $497K | $99K |
| ePlus Technology, Inc. | $217K | $93K | — | $8K | $33K | $108K | — | — | $52K | — | $351K | $70K |
| MicroNet Associates Inc. | — | — | $177K | $81K | $75K | $117K | $112K | $90K | — | $55K | $333K | $67K |
| CELT- Center for Educational Leadership & Technology | $49K | $64K | $56K | $80K | $80K | $73K | $68K | $141K | $130K | $149K | $328K | $66K |
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.