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Universal Service Fund - Lifeline

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Money by year

Fiscal yearObligated (USAspending)
FY2023$549.10M
FY2024$1.04B
FY2025$748.58M
FY2026$1.04B

Obligations are money committed in prime awards, as agencies report them to USAspending.gov (FY2023 on; data through 2026-09-30).

Where it goes, FY2025

Largest recipients, FY2025

  • Im Telecom, LLC $133.70M
  • Tracfone Wireless, Inc $125.39M
  • Global Connection Inc. of America $101.99M
  • Truconnect Communications Inc. $85.12M
  • Telrite Corporation $75.81M
  • Boomerang Wireless LLC $56.91M
  • Assurance Wireless USA, L.P. $36.68M
  • Sage Telecom Communications, LLC $25.15M
  • Smith Bagley Inc $19.71M
  • Assist Wireless LLC $18.91M

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