Maryland's 1st District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $1,143,751 | $2,913,813 | $4,016,234 | $4,865,308 | $2,507,853 | $2,398,011 | $2,611,732 | $2,936,049 | $2,228,153 | $2,898,066 |
| Average discount rate | 70% | 73% | 73% | 71% | 71% | 70% | 70% | 62% | 50% | 52% |
| Service providers | 32 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 40 | 48 | 44 |
| Billed entities | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 34 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $27K | $160K | $404K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $626K | $1.5M | $2.6M | $3.5M | $1.1M | $935K | $992K | $1.2M | $264K | $837K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $500K | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.6M | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.6M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $13K | $103K | $149K | $131K | $35K | $105K | $9K | $9K | $19K | $28K |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harford County School District | — | $573K | $1.6M | $935K | $434K | $728K | $66K | $77K | $77K | $115K | $3.5M | $707K |
| Cecil County Public Schools | — | $1.1M | $366K | $989K | $176K | $174K | $172K | $130K | $133K | $670K | $2.6M | $521K |
| Wicomico County School District | $61K | $279K | $548K | $1.1M | $284K | $273K | $371K | $1.3M | $716K | $398K | $2.3M | $462K |
| Dorchester Co School District | $118K | $237K | $237K | $735K | $341K | $305K | $288K | $307K | $249K | $385K | $1.7M | $333K |
| Talbot County Public Sch Dist | $237K | $280K | $219K | $362K | $421K | $286K | $312K | $231K | $241K | $283K | $1.5M | $304K |
| Caroline County Public Schools | $90K | $161K | $210K | $389K | $355K | $196K | $401K | $334K | $306K | $320K | $1.2M | $241K |
| Worcester County School Dist | $26K | $75K | $657K | $100K | $257K | $145K | $339K | $50K | $61K | $195K | $1.1M | $223K |
| Queen Anne'S County Board Of Ed. | $347K | — | — | — | — | — | $187K | — | — | $73K | $347K | $69K |
| Harford County Public Library | $218K | $45K | $17K | — | $14K | $6K | $19K | $15K | $16K | $19K | $294K | $59K |
| Somerset County School Dist | — | $48K | $61K | $90K | $84K | $53K | $45K | $61K | $86K | $93K | $283K | $57K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Networks of America, Inc. | $347K | — | $273K | $2.1M | — | $45K | $24K | $986K | $175K | $631K | $2.7M | $549K |
| Skyline Technology Solutions, LLC. | — | $101K | $608K | $935K | $325K | $662K | — | — | $98K | — | $2.0M | $394K |
| CDW Government LLC | $55K | $60K | $740K | $469K | $409K | $103K | $401K | $84K | $64K | $86K | $1.7M | $347K |
| State of Maryland | $61K | $363K | $384K | $398K | $395K | $347K | $317K | $291K | $284K | $255K | $1.6M | $320K |
| Copper River Information Technology, LLC | — | $473K | $685K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.2M | $232K |
| Bay Country Communications Inc | $118K | $240K | $240K | $239K | $239K | $239K | $239K | $239K | $178K | $178K | $1.1M | $215K |
| CNI Sales Inc | — | $876K | $165K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.0M | $208K |
| Easton Utilities | $182K | $211K | $211K | $185K | $218K | $184K | $184K | $184K | $184K | $184K | $1.0M | $201K |
| Comcast Business Communications | $11K | $220K | $206K | $262K | $260K | $282K | $372K | $365K | $355K | $363K | $959K | $192K |
| Magothy Technology | — | — | $295K | — | $165K | $80K | $290K | — | — | — | $461K | $92K |
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.