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USAC committed $2M to Edlink 18 Telecommunications Consortium (Texas) over FY2024-2026 across 24 funding requests from 7 providers; no filed Category 2 budget is left in the FY2026-2030 cycle, 0 contracts end in the next 12 months and 0 Form 470s are open.
Selling to Edlink 18 Telecommunications Consortium? USAC committed $2M to it over FY2024-2026, $657K in FY2026. Here is who holds its services today, which contracts end soon, what equipment is already installed, and how much Category 2 budget it still has to spend.
When Edlink 18 Telecommunications Consortium posts a Form 470 it takes bids for 28 days. The alert below tells you the day it does.
Providers funded at Edlink 18 Telecommunications Consortium this year.
E-rate contracts at Edlink 18 Telecommunications Consortium that reach their end date in the next year.
| Funding year | Committed | Funding requests | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $656,908 | 8 | 7 |
| FY2025 | $694,905 | 8 | 7 |
| FY2024 | $662,330 | 8 | 7 |
Every provider with a funded request at Edlink 18 Telecommunications Consortium in the last three funding years: the incumbents a bid has to displace.
| Provider | Services | Years | Committed FY2024-2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend Telecom, Ltd. | Data and internet | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $536,219 |
| Wes-Tex Telecommunications, Ltd. | Data and internet | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $410,880 |
| Delcom, Inc. | Data and internet | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $348,558 |
| Big Bend Telephone Company, Inc. | Data and internet | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $260,896 |
| HILL COUNTRY TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, Inc. | Data and internet | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $209,958 |
| Grande Communications Networks, LLC | Data and internet | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $189,025 |
| Poka Lambro Telecommunications, Ltd. | Data and internet | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $58,608 |
Big Bend Telecom, Ltd. (Data and internet, $536K); Wes-Tex Telecommunications, Ltd. (Data and internet, $411K); Delcom, Inc. (Data and internet, $349K); Big Bend Telephone Company, Inc. (Data and internet, $261K); HILL COUNTRY TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, Inc. (Data and internet, $210K).
Not as of Nov 5, 2026. Form 470s post most weeks in the fall and winter and take bids for 28 days.
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Compiled from public records and refreshed nightly; last updated Nov 5, 2026. Figures are as USAC publishes them; committed amounts are funding commitments, not payments. Contract end dates on June 30 are left out because many applicants enter the funding-year end instead. Check the source before acting. See something wrong? Tell us and we will correct it.