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

Vertical Cable equipment appears on 105 Form 471 line items from 22 schools and libraries in FY2024-2026, $195K requested in all. 17 of those applicants have Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

11 states · updated nightly from USAC open data
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22applicants

Running Vertical Cable today

Schools and libraries with Vertical Cable on a funded request since FY2024, across 11 states.

Most in Maryland
$5.1MC2 unspent

Budget left at those applicants

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

Largest: $2.5M at one applicant
$2.00median

What districts paid for the 039-358WH

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

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105
line items
22
applicants
$195K
requested
$5.1M
C2 budget left at those applicants

What districts buy

FunctionLine itemsUnitsRequested
Cabling/Connectors9011,598$172,579
Racks1479$21,628
Data Protection11$1,058

Most requested models

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

ModelLine itemsUnitsMedian unit price
039-358WH5266$2.00
043-384/48/2u525$50.29
094-802/1/WH5459$2.15
176-340/A/P/WH5173$241
305-311ID/2P/WH5225$1.00
352V27215918$4.00
076-1017/WH4112$2.02
353-v2821/C6AWH4240$7.00
047-WHS-1270338$500
077-2011/05BL3480$3.19
24 port patch panel VC-266PKM042400035$30.45
Cat 6 Jack V-Max 353 Series383$2.90
LC SM MP 900UM VC-263OSP04BZ12 (12 pack)34$72.50
Patch Cable 263-LCLC/1MM34$13.05

By state

Maryland 49Missouri 23Michigan 15Arkansas 4Indiana 4Florida 2Georgia 2Tennessee 2Texas 2Colorado 1New Jersey 1

Applicants running Vertical Cable with Category 2 budget left

ApplicantStateBudgetLeftStatus
DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMMI$3,426,542$2,491,626Confirmed
RICHMOND COMMUNITY SCHOOLSIN$902,026$902,026Forecast
GIBSON COUNTY SPECIAL SCH DISTTN$752,682$746,164Confirmed
ILLIANA CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL OF INDIANA INC.IN$126,989$126,989Forecast
GEORGE WALTON ACADEMYGA$152,588$123,719Confirmed
MONSIGNOR SLADE CATHOLIC SCHOOLMD$104,816$101,816Confirmed
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ACADEMYCO$120,418$97,972Confirmed
BELVIDERE SCHOOL DISTRICTNJ$112,879$97,814Confirmed
DRYDEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTMI$93,125$93,125Forecast
CIRCLE CITY SCHOOLSIN$114,431$92,273Confirmed
LATEXO INDEP SCHOOL DISTRICTTX$111,065$72,422Confirmed
JACKSON COUNTY LIBRARYAR$72,762$67,554Confirmed
ST. MICHAEL OF THE ARCHANGELMD$55,835$55,835Confirmed
DUBLIN PUBLIC LIBRARYTX$30,175$30,175Forecast
THE NEW SCHOOLAR$96,149$6,987Confirmed
NORTH BROWARD CHRISTIAN SCHOOLFL$30,236$240Confirmed
OUR LADY OF HOPE ST LUKE SCHMD$52,610$4Confirmed

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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.