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Tellabs on E-rate: who runs it and who still has budget

Tellabs equipment appears on 106 Form 471 line items from 13 schools and libraries in FY2024-2026, $2.1M requested in all. 12 of those applicants have Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

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13applicants

Running Tellabs today

Schools and libraries with Tellabs on a funded request since FY2024, across 7 states.

Most in Idaho
$4MC2 unspent

Budget left at those applicants

12 of them still have Category 2 money in the FY2026-2030 cycle. Those are the refresh and expansion deals.

Largest: $1.6M at one applicant
$5,518median

What districts paid for the 81.11G-ONT248-T

The median unit price applicants entered for the most requested model, from 5 line items.

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106
line items
13
applicants
$2.1M
requested
$4M
C2 budget left at those applicants

What districts buy

FunctionLine itemsUnitsRequested
Cabling/Connectors551,572$792,007
Module261,459$528,158
Data Distribution16876$683,250
Transceiver458$83,754
License22$713
Racks212$2,886
Miscellaneous11–

Most requested models

The median of the unit prices applicants entered on their requests.

ModelLine itemsUnitsMedian unit price
81.11G-ONT248-T571$5,518
720W Flexsym PS427$316
81.11G-ONT205-T41,031$449
81.11P-PWIL150W31,001$68.25
81.11T-XFPXGSPON3114$1,806
81.11W-C13TYPB-33452$18.28
ONT248X310$2,650

By state

Idaho 47New York 27Illinois 13Ohio 11California 3Texas 3New Mexico 2

Applicants running Tellabs with Category 2 budget left

ApplicantStateBudgetLeftStatus
BONNEVILLE JOINT SCH DIST 93ID$2,711,116$1,632,965Preliminary
SOUTHWEST LICKING SCHOOL DISTOH$984,811$900,455Confirmed
TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DIST 401ID$430,029$430,029Forecast
FOSTORIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTOH$374,315$196,786Confirmed
ST JOHN BOSCO HIGH SCHOOLCA$175,164$175,164Forecast
COMPASS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLID$251,761$167,684Confirmed
LORETTO ACADEMY SCHOOL DISTRICTTX$120,821$116,903Confirmed
GEM PREP NAMPAID$113,887$105,123Confirmed
GEM PREP' POCATELLOID$81,837$77,602Confirmed
GEM PREP MERIDIANID$111,065$76,108Confirmed
GLEN ELLYN SCHOOL DISTRICT 41IL$657,320$65,336Confirmed
ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY AND THE CLASSICSNM$80,023$11,588Confirmed

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Compiled from public records and refreshed nightly; last updated Oct 18, 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.