Digital Learning & Technology

Districts with potential needs for fiber-optic infrastructure and Wi-Fi

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) partners with EducationSuperHighway (ESH), a national nonprofit, to upgrade the Internet access in every school.

The first table provides information about public school districts with potential needs for fiber-optic infrastructure and their E-rate Category 1 discount level. The second table lists districts and schools with 50 percent or more remaining in their E-rate Category 2 budget for Wi-Fi, their competitive bidding status ("Filed 2019 C2 470?"), and whether they completed a survey from ESH ("Completed ESH Survey?") regarding their Wi-Fi needs.

ESH provides free technical assistance and tools to all Massachusetts districts. Districts with questions about the data should contact Christine Yoo. The E-rate filing window for Federal Fiscal Year 2019 closes on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. EDT.

Districts with a Potential Need for Fiber-Optic Infrastructure

District	Schools without fiber (#)	C1 Discount rate	Notes
Athol-Royalston	4	90
Berkley	2	80
Brimfield	1	80
Dennis Yarmouth	6	80
Dracut	6	50
Hatfield	2	80
Holland	1	80
Littleton	4	40
Lunenburg	4	60
Manchester Essex	4	40
Narragansett	5	50
Pentucket	6	40
Pioneer Valley	5	60	Filed Form 470
Somerset	4	50
Southampton	1	80
Wachusett	12	50	Connected to but not taking service from fiber
Wales	1	80
Westhampton	1	80
Williamsburg	1	80
Source: Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC)

Districts with 50 Percent or Greater E-rate Funding Available for Wi-Fi

District	Schools (#)	Filed 2019 C2 470?	Completed ESH Survey?	C2 Prediscount Budget	% C2 Budget Remaining
Acton-Boxborough	8	No	No	$843,000	60
Ashburnham-Westminster	5	No	Yes	$372,000	90
Ashland	4	No	No	$427,000	70
Auburn	5	No	No	$717,000	93
Bedford	4	No	No	$388,000	100
Belchertown	5	Yes	Yes	$357,000	63
Berkley	2	No	No	$143,000	100
Berkshire Hills	3	Yes	No	$195,000	100
Billerica	9	No	No	$757,000	100
Bourne	4	Yes	No	$288,000	100
Bridgewater-Raynham	6	No	No	$801,000	100
Brimfield	1	No	No	$48,000	100
Brookfield Elementary School	1	No	No	$50,000	100
Brookline	9	No	No	$1,188,000	100
Burgess (Sturbridge) Elementary School	1	No	No	$155,000	100
Burlington	6	No	No	$556,000	100
Cambridge	17	No	No	$1,074,000	70
Clarksburg	1	Yes	Yes	$3,0000	100
Concord-Carlisle High School	1	No	No	$199,000	100
Douglas	4	No	Yes	$202,000	100
Dover	1	No	No	$75,000	100
Dover-Sherborn	2	No	No	$193,000	100
East Bridgewater	3	Yes	Yes	$342,000	57
Easthampton	5	No	Yes	$245,000	100
Easton	6	No	No	$454,000	88
Fairhaven	4	Yes	Yes	$321,000	90
Falmouth	7	No	No	$527,000	54
Florida	1	Yes	No	$11,000	100
Framingham	13	No	Yes	$1,335,000	77
Franklin	10	No	No	$811,000	100
Gardner	5	No	No	$364,000	50
Gateway	5	No	Yes	$164,000	68
Georgetown	4	No	No	$224,000	78
Gosnold	1	No	Yes	$10,000	100
Halifax	1	Yes	Yes	$93,000	75
Holbrook	2	No	Yes	$190,000	100
Holland Elementary School	1	No	No	$37,000	100
Holliston	4	No	No	$439,000	83
Hopkinton	5	Yes	Yes	$606,000	60
Hull	3	No	Yes	$131,000	84
Ipswich	4	Yes	No	$359,000	100
King Philip	2	No	No	$320,000	100
Lanesborough	1	No	No	$30,000	100
Lee	2	No	No	$110,000	100
Leicester	4	Yes	Yes	$245,000	78
Lexington	9	No	No	$1,097,000	100
Lunenburg	4	Yes	Yes	$337,000	100
Marion	1	No	No	$67,000	81
Masconomet High	2	No	No	$326,000	77
Millis	3	Yes	Yes	$182,000	66
Milton	6	No	Yes	$651,000	67
Mount Greylock	1	Yes	Yes	$84,000	100
New Salem-Wendell	1	No	No	$23,000	100
North Middlesex	7	Yes	Yes	$472,000	100
Old Rochester	2	No	Yes	$196,000	55
Pioneer Valley	5	No	No	$137,000	73
Revere	11	No	Yes	$1,184,000	59
Richmond	1	No	No	$24,000	100
Rochester	1	No	Yes	$73,000	60
Rowe	1	Yes	Yes	$10,000	100
Savoy	1	Yes	Yes	$10,000	100
Scituate	6	No	No	$458,000	100
Sharon	5	No	No	$581,000	74
Shrewsbury	8	No	Yes	$934,000	76
Somerset Berkley	1	Yes	No	$166,000	100
Spencer-East Brookfield	4	No	No	$209,000	53
Stoughton	7	No	No	$556,000	63
Truro	1	No	No	$15,000	100
Wakefield	7	No	No	$552,000	84
Wales Elementary School	1	No	No	$25,000	100
Waltham	9	No	No	$876,000	100
Watertown	5	No	Yes	$405,000	73
Wayland	5	No	Yes	$421,000	96
West Bridgewater	4	No	Yes	$213,000	100
Westborough	6	No	Yes	$596,000	75
Whitman-Hanson	7	No	1	$552,000	86
Williamsburg	1	No	No	$25,000	100
Williamstown	1	No	No	$67,000	100
Wilmington	8	Yes	No	$518,000	59
Winchester	7	Yes	No	$729,000	70
Worthington	1	No	No	$10,000	100
Source: Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC)

Last Updated: January 14, 2019