CA disbursement data
California Lifeline disbursements by provider and year.
A state-level view of USAC Lifeline disbursement records for California, including latest-month reimbursements, trailing 12-month totals, annual totals, study-area/provider rows, and support-type breakouts.
Quick answer
In June 2026, California Lifeline disbursements totaled $14,892,641. The trailing 12-month total from July 2025 through June 2026 was $178,264,984.
$14.9M
June 2026 amount
111 source rows
$178.3M
Trailing 12 months
July 2025 through June 2026
$1.3B
Since January 2018
139,794,179 subscriber-count row total
1,617,911
Latest claim volume
Row-summed support count, not unique people
Top California provider rows in June 2026
| Study area name | SAC | Amount | Claim volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| TELSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 549011 | $5,592,338 | 603,996 |
| TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC. - CA | 549028 | $1,877,114 | 202,431 |
| AMERIMEX COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - CA | 549024 | $1,828,632 | 197,695 |
| AIR VOICE WIRELESS - CA | 549023 | $1,719,453 | 185,737 |
| DISH WIRELESS L.L.C. - CA | 540001 | $1,611,527 | 173,974 |
| I-WIRELESS, LLC - CA | 549022 | $712,250 | 77,001 |
| BOOMERANG WIRELESS LLC - CA | 549019 | $405,661 | 43,860 |
| TAG MOBILE, LLC - CA | 549020 | $351,865 | 38,030 |
| IM TELECOM, LLC - CA | 549036 | $259,250 | 28,030 |
| AMERICAN BROADBAND & TELECOMMUNICATIONS - CA | 549031 | $199,365 | 21,561 |
| VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC. - CA (GTE) | 542319 | $121,361 | 19,738 |
| GLOBAL CONNECTION INC OF AMERICA - CA | 549026 | $101,824 | 11,008 |
| TELRITE CORPORATION - CA | 549025 | $42,337 | 4,577 |
| CONNECTO COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 549007 | $19,129 | 2,068 |
| COX CALIFORNIA TELCOM, INC. | 549017 | $15,425 | 2,939 |
Top California provider rows, trailing 12 months
| Study area name | SAC | Amount | Claim volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| TELSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 549011 | $72,086,393 | 7,785,659 |
| TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC. - CA | 549028 | $24,812,796 | 2,676,427 |
| AMERIMEX COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - CA | 549024 | $17,952,392 | 1,941,408 |
| AIR VOICE WIRELESS - CA | 549023 | $17,325,011 | 1,871,304 |
| I-WIRELESS, LLC - CA | 549022 | $10,056,687 | 1,087,344 |
| DISH WIRELESS L.L.C. - CA | 540001 | $8,622,849 | 931,104 |
| BOOMERANG WIRELESS LLC - CA | 549019 | $6,115,814 | 660,448 |
| VIRGIN MOBILE USA, LP - CA | 549016 | $5,057,096 | 548,804 |
| AMERICAN BROADBAND & TELECOMMUNICATIONS - CA | 549031 | $3,733,089 | 403,983 |
| TAG MOBILE, LLC - CA | 549020 | $2,823,377 | 305,045 |
| IM TELECOM, LLC - CA | 549036 | $2,559,273 | 276,837 |
| GLOBAL CONNECTION INC OF AMERICA - CA | 549026 | $2,383,513 | 257,721 |
| PACIFIC BELL | 545170 | $2,100,489 | 400,285 |
| VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC. - CA (GTE) | 542319 | $824,845 | 135,810 |
| TELRITE CORPORATION - CA | 549025 | $744,462 | 80,488 |
California annual disbursement totals
Annual totals are grouped by disbursement year. Adjustment rows are included, so this is a cash-flow view of the data rather than a pure service-month enrollment series.
| Year | Amount | Claim volume | Rows |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $180,776,928 | 19,517,226 | 1,038 |
| 2019 | $166,608,665 | 18,004,471 | 1,106 |
| 2020 | $162,182,269 | 18,089,725 | 1,120 |
| 2021 | $135,395,986 | 15,636,194 | 1,332 |
| 2022 | $106,453,721 | 12,403,405 | 1,446 |
| 2023 | $102,538,866 | 11,760,206 | 1,720 |
| 2024 | $145,157,136 | 15,877,340 | 1,526 |
| 2025 | $169,302,013 | 18,516,726 | 1,442 |
| 2026 | $91,178,581 | 9,988,886 | 654 |
California latest-month disbursement mix
Provider type
CETC
$14,736,323
99.0% of this breakdown
ILEC
$156,318
1.0% of this breakdown
Technology
WIRELESS
$14,701,616
98.7% of this breakdown
WIRELINE
$191,025
1.3% of this breakdown
Service type
BUNDLED
$14,716,040
98.8% of this breakdown
VOICE
$114,283
0.8% of this breakdown
BROADBAND
$63,502
0.4% of this breakdown
Not reported
-$1,184
-0.0% of this breakdown
Support type
NON-TRIBAL
$14,873,079
99.9% of this breakdown
TRIBAL
$20,746
0.1% of this breakdown
Not reported
-$1,184
-0.0% of this breakdown
Submission type
CLAIM
$14,893,825
100.0% of this breakdown
ADJUSTMENT
-$1,184
-0.0% of this breakdown
How to read this California data
Data source: USAC Lifeline program data at https://www.usac.org/lifeline/resources/program-data/. Study Area Name is the legal or study-area label in the source data, not always the consumer brand name.
Glossary source: Lifeline Disbursements Dataset Glossary, last updated September 22, 2020. USAC describes this dataset as monthly Lifeline Program dollars disbursed to Eligible Telecommunications Carriers (ETCs) since January 2018. The glossary says the fields are self-reported by program applicants and that missing values usually occur where a field was not required.
Subscriber Count is summed across claim rows. Use it as subscriber-month claim volume, not as a unique count of people in California.
For eligibility demand, use this with the State of Lifeline report and the California Lifeline guide.
Study Area Code
Unique six-digit identifier assigned to an ETC for a service area.
Field completeness: 100%
Support Year / Month
The data month from FCC Form 497 or the Lifeline Claims System.
Field completeness: 100%
Submission Type
Whether the source row is a claim or an adjustment.
Field completeness: 100%
Disbursement Type
Whether funds came from Lifeline, Link Up, or Toll Limitation Services.
Field completeness: 100%
Subscriber Count
Number of subscribers being claimed in the source row.
Field completeness: 100%
Disbursement Amount
Amount of funding disbursed to the carrier.
Field completeness: 100%