Tennessee's 3rd District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $6,102,071 | $9,714,182 | $9,708,339 | $7,963,772 | $7,079,998 | $6,781,810 | $7,180,969 | $5,700,588 | $7,600,113 | $6,927,062 |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 77% | 73% | 75% | 75% | 75% | 80% | 63% | 62% | 67% |
| Service providers | 14 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 31 |
| Billed entities | 35 | 35 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 38 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $22K | $239K | $349K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $1.1M | $2.7M | $2.9M | $1.6M | $1.8M | $1.4M | $2.0M | $491K | $2.3M | $2.3M |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $4.9M | $6.9M | $6.4M | $6.2M | $5.0M | $5.1M | $4.9M | $5.1M | $5.0M | $4.2M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | $42K | $54K | $142K | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $143K | $153K | $462K | $229K | $251K | $248K | $81K | $94K | $61K | $52K |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton County School Dist | $2.1M | $4.5M | $4.6M | $2.7M | $1.9M | $1.5M | $2.7M | $1.2M | $2.1M | $2.0M | $15.8M | $3.2M |
| Anderson County School Dist | $1.2M | $640K | $569K | $539K | $504K | $1.2M | $525K | $528K | $535K | $783K | $3.5M | $697K |
| Bradley County School District | $381K | $472K | $457K | $962K | $974K | $516K | $487K | $535K | $1.1M | $556K | $3.2M | $649K |
| Mcminn County School District | $453K | $712K | $550K | $552K | $524K | $524K | $497K | $503K | $451K | $675K | $2.8M | $558K |
| Monroe County School District | $358K | $382K | $632K | $604K | $580K | $678K | $774K | $537K | $457K | $477K | $2.6M | $511K |
| Roane County School District | $322K | $1.2M | $301K | $358K | $304K | $365K | $370K | $518K | $810K | $369K | $2.5M | $495K |
| Cleveland City School District | $299K | $415K | $416K | $760K | $428K | $405K | $272K | $482K | $753K | $381K | $2.3M | $464K |
| Morgan County School District | $28K | $336K | $295K | $328K | $691K | $359K | $402K | $335K | $347K | $362K | $1.7M | $336K |
| Polk County School District | $234K | $280K | $516K | $244K | $244K | $193K | $239K | $195K | $230K | $225K | $1.5M | $304K |
| Athens City School District | $160K | $195K | $238K | $304K | $178K | $242K | $231K | $243K | $181K | $205K | $1.1M | $215K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zayo Education, LLC | $4.3M | $6.7M | $6.2M | $6.0M | $4.9M | $5.0M | $4.8M | $5.0M | $5.5M | $4.4M | $28.2M | $5.6M |
| Central Knox Inc | $1.1M | $2.5M | $2.6M | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.3M | $1.9M | $498K | $1.8M | $1.3M | $9.5M | $1.9M |
| Electric Power Board of Chattanooga | $58K | $151K | $147K | $129K | $108K | $75K | $80K | $78K | $76K | $78K | $593K | $119K |
| United Data Technologies, Inc. | $503K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $503K | $101K |
| Presidio Networked Solutions LLC | — | — | $406K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $406K | $81K |
| Gallaher & Associates, Inc. | — | $247K | — | — | $91K | — | $122K | — | — | — | $337K | $67K |
| Personal Computer Systems, Inc | $129K | $25K | $14K | $16K | $131K | $77K | $27K | $72K | $25K | $37K | $315K | $63K |
| EduTech, Inc. | — | — | $236K | — | $63K | — | $68K | — | $31K | — | $299K | $60K |
| DataComm Cabling, LLC | — | — | — | — | $114K | — | — | — | — | $582K | $114K | $23K |
| CP Green Hills, LLC | — | — | — | $50K | $60K | $53K | — | — | — | — | $110K | $22K |
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.