Massachusetts's 8th District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $573,599 | $4,685,092 | $2,519,064 | $1,667,936 | $1,758,444 | $1,941,476 | $1,471,793 | $2,909,307 | $2,141,627 | $2,128,267 |
| Average discount rate | 60% | 58% | 58% | 60% | 57% | 54% | 57% | 53% | 46% | 45% |
| Service providers | 28 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 50 |
| Billed entities | 41 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 42 | 42 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $25K | $114K | $252K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $109K | $3.1M | $1.1M | $386K | $452K | $899K | $493K | $1.5M | $576K | $637K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $432K | $1.0M | $987K | $992K | $1.0M | $878K | $875K | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.1M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $11K | $46K | $47K | $4K | — | $34K | $2K | $17K | — | $23K |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $22K | $495K | $340K | $286K | $263K | $130K | $102K | $130K | $121K | $128K |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockton Public School Dist | $51K | $2.2M | $104K | $104K | $106K | $613K | $120K | $1.1M | $483K | $580K | $2.6M | $518K |
| Quincy Public School District | — | $694K | $443K | $443K | $477K | $376K | $412K | $362K | $371K | $661K | $2.1M | $411K |
| Braintree Public Schools | — | $67K | $369K | $124K | $13K | $25K | $17K | $19K | $9K | $22K | $573K | $115K |
| Weymouth School District | $29K | $110K | $121K | $65K | $114K | $51K | $38K | $236K | $194K | $18K | $439K | $88K |
| Dedham School District | $17K | $86K | $201K | $56K | $45K | $35K | $33K | $216K | $119K | $18K | $405K | $81K |
| New Heights Charter School District | $28K | $37K | $113K | $113K | $102K | $117K | $95K | — | — | — | $392K | $78K |
| Milton Public School District | $19K | $269K | $24K | $20K | $20K | $31K | $18K | $36K | $6K | $4K | $352K | $70K |
| Saint John Paul Ii Catholic Academy | $37K | $70K | $53K | $53K | $131K | $61K | $24K | $36K | $32K | $29K | $344K | $69K |
| Norwood Public School District | — | $56K | $100K | $75K | $87K | $48K | $58K | — | — | $5K | $318K | $64K |
| Canton School District | $43K | $145K | $44K | $25K | $31K | $22K | $72K | $54K | $20K | $9K | $289K | $58K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ePlus Technology, Inc. | — | $2.1M | — | — | $33K | $477K | $29K | — | — | $623 | $2.2M | $431K |
| Blue Mantis, Inc. | — | $670K | $422K | $422K | $422K | $249K | $261K | $289K | $276K | $266K | $1.9M | $387K |
| Whally Computer Associates, Inc. | $165K | $572K | $251K | $183K | $173K | $54K | $40K | $228K | $213K | $202K | $1.3M | $269K |
| Comcast Business Communications | $111K | $323K | $249K | $280K | $242K | $370K | $312K | $112K | $94K | $46K | $1.2M | $241K |
| CELT- Center for Educational Leadership & Technology | $76K | $206K | $287K | $301K | $289K | $130K | $129K | $115K | $101K | $31K | $1.2M | $232K |
| HUB Technical Services LLC | $1K | $80K | $566K | $189K | $79K | $92K | $84K | $15K | $33K | $7K | $915K | $183K |
| CherryRoad Technologies Inc. | $101K | $67K | $79K | $79K | $120K | $120K | $126K | — | — | — | $446K | $89K |
| Custom Computer Specialist, Inc. | — | $210K | $82K | $19K | $13K | — | $21K | — | $16K | $11K | $323K | $65K |
| Integrated Computer Solutions of Vestal, LLC | $492 | $119K | $98K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $218K | $44K |
| The Ockers Company | $31K | $28K | — | $72K | $82K | $35K | $17K | $206K | $65K | $4K | $212K | $42K |
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.