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Assistance listing · 32.008
Affordable Connectivity Program
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 32.008, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $0 in awards under assistance listing 32.008, Affordable Connectivity Program, in FY2025, and $16B over the five fiscal years since FY2022; the program ranks 45 of 1056 on this site.
Obligations were down 100% on FY2024 ($5.9B), with $0 so far in FY2026.
The largest recipient organisations over FY2022–FY2025 were Charter Communications Operating, LLC ($3.8B), Excess Telecom Inc ($1.3B) and T-Mobile Usa, Inc. ($1.2B).
By place of performance, the most money went to CA, NY and TX.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2025
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2025 | $0 | $666B | $4.5T |
| Five-year total | $16B | $3.2T | $21T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0.1% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients obligations, FY2022–FY2025
| # | Organisation | Obligations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $3.8B |
| 2 | Excess Telecom Inc | $1.3B |
| 3 | T-Mobile Usa, Inc. | $1.2B |
| 4 | Verizon Value, Inc. | $1.0B |
| 5 | Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | $945M |
| 6 | Q Link Wireless LLC | $853M |
| 7 | Maxsip Telecom Corporation | $677M |
| 8 | Att Mobility LLC | $650M |
| 9 | Coxcom, LLC | $524M |
| 10 | Sage Telecom Communications, LLC | $520M |
| 11 | Dish Wireless L.L.C. | $469M |
| 12 | Global Connection Inc. of America | $331M |
| 13 | Air Voice Wireless LLC | $266M |
| 14 | Truconnect Communications Inc. | $259M |
| 15 | I-Wireless, LLC | $189M |
| 16 | Torch Wireless | $152M |
| 17 | Unity Wireless Inc | $148M |
| 18 | Prosper Wireless LLC | $141M |
| 19 | Whoop Connect Inc | $141M |
| 20 | Verizon Communications Inc | $135M |
| 21 | Telrite Holdings Inc | $123M |
| 22 | Cintex Wireless LLC | $101M |
| 23 | Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC | $100M |
| 24 | Smith Bagley Inc | $93M |
| 25 | Assist Wireless LLC | $88M |
Where the money goes
Other programs numbered 32.xxx
- 32.002 Universal Service Fund - High Cost $21B
- 32.004 UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND - SCHOOLS and LIBRARIES $13B
- 32.009 Emergency Connectivity Fund Program $5.2B
- 32.010 Supply Chain Reimbursement Program $4.5B
- 32.003 Universal Service Fund - Lifeline $3.8B
- 32.005 Universal Service Fund - Rural Health Care $2.4B
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 32.008?
$0 in FY2025 and $16B over the five fiscal years since FY2022, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.
Who receives the most under Affordable Connectivity Program?
Charter Communications Operating, LLC ($3.8B), Excess Telecom Inc ($1.3B), T-Mobile Usa, Inc. ($1.2B), Verizon Value, Inc. ($1.0B), Comcast Cable Communications, LLC ($945M). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".
What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?
A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.