Massachusetts's 7th District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $2,779,846 | $5,589,638 | $6,844,797 | $4,361,311 | $6,743,124 | $4,542,060 | $5,775,587 | $6,419,432 | $5,669,815 | $7,088,505 |
| Average discount rate | 85% | 83% | 80% | 79% | 78% | 82% | 80% | 61% | 57% | 66% |
| Service providers | 33 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 44 |
| Billed entities | 32 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 42 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $138K | $521K | $980K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $712K | $2.6M | $3.8M | $1.3M | $3.5M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.8M | $829K | $1.4M |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $2.0M | $2.9M | $3.0M | $2.9M | $3.1M | $3.2M | $4.5M | $4.5M | $4.3M | $4.7M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $4K | $5K | $12K | $16K | $22K | $9K | $17K | $4K | $3K | $8K |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $32K | $71K | $85K | $82K | $87K | $57K | $39K | $12K | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston School District | $895K | $3.3M | $4.3M | $1.3M | $3.2M | $2.3M | $3.4M | $3.7M | $3.8M | $4.4M | $13.0M | $2.6M |
| Mbln Consortium | $804K | $492K | $372K | $387K | $1.1M | $682K | $600K | $390K | $77K | $803K | $3.2M | $630K |
| Everett School District | $155K | $235K | $235K | $232K | $587K | $354K | $280K | $982K | $393K | $374K | $1.4M | $289K |
| Chelsea School District | $49K | $286K | $361K | $538K | $121K | $87K | $74K | $53K | $97K | $130K | $1.4M | $271K |
| Randolph School District | $108K | $134K | $202K | $169K | $543K | $86K | $150K | $88K | $76K | $86K | $1.2M | $231K |
| Prospect Hill Academy Charter School District | $209K | $238K | $238K | $207K | $82K | $160K | $140K | $143K | $147K | $134K | $976K | $195K |
| Cambridge School District | $86K | $136K | $166K | $239K | $174K | $50K | $244K | $152K | $31K | $80K | $800K | $160K |
| City Of Somerville | $16K | $19K | $25K | $589K | $71K | $47K | $17K | $43K | $45K | $260K | $721K | $144K |
| Brooke Charter Schools | — | $179K | $226K | $140K | $88K | $207K | $131K | $140K | $210K | $201K | $633K | $127K |
| Excel Academy Charter School - District Office | $54K | $103K | $125K | $100K | $106K | $105K | $106K | $76K | $82K | $93K | $488K | $98K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ePlus Technology, Inc. | $410K | $2.3M | $2.1M | $881K | $2.1M | $659K | $435K | $1.0M | $233K | $1.1M | $7.9M | $1.6M |
| City of Boston - Dept of Innovation & Technology | $1.2M | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.1M | $663K | $1.3M | $7.7M | $1.5M |
| PJ Systems, Inc. | $84K | $119K | $1.3M | $133K | $846K | $61K | $459K | $136K | — | $21K | $2.4M | $488K |
| Comcast Business Communications | $179K | $374K | $355K | $323K | $365K | $463K | $470K | $454K | $491K | $363K | $1.6M | $319K |
| CherryRoad Technologies Inc. | $183K | $274K | $274K | $277K | $332K | $343K | $336K | — | — | — | $1.3M | $268K |
| Whally Computer Associates, Inc. | $262K | $306K | $333K | $322K | $84K | $73K | $20K | $51K | $27K | — | $1.3M | $261K |
| CELT- Center for Educational Leadership & Technology | $116K | $148K | $352K | $321K | $318K | $134K | $170K | $184K | $181K | $183K | $1.3M | $251K |
| American Tele-Connect Services, Inc. | — | — | — | — | $374K | — | — | — | — | — | $374K | $75K |
| Custom Computer Specialist, Inc. | — | $128K | $159K | $70K | $17K | — | $13K | $10K | $3K | $3K | $374K | $75K |
| ConvergeOne, Inc. | $38K | — | $57K | $130K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $225K | $45K |
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.