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DC disbursement data

District of Columbia Lifeline disbursements by provider and year.

A state-level view of USAC Lifeline disbursement records for District of Columbia, including latest-month reimbursements, trailing 12-month totals, annual totals, study-area/provider rows, and support-type breakouts.

Quick answer

In June 2026, District of Columbia Lifeline disbursements totaled $41,508. The trailing 12-month total from July 2025 through June 2026 was $1,158,390.

$42K

June 2026 amount

21 source rows

$1.2M

Trailing 12 months

July 2025 through June 2026

$16.7M

Since January 2018

1,819,985 subscriber-count row total

4,711

Latest claim volume

Row-summed support count, not unique people

Top District of Columbia provider rows in June 2026

Study area nameSACAmountClaim volume
TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC. - DC579001$27,2502,948
VERIZON WASHINGTON, D.C. INC.575020$9,8451,141
I-WIRELESS, LLC - DC579004$5,754622
VIRGIN MOBILE USA, LP - DC579003-$1,3410

Top District of Columbia provider rows, trailing 12 months

Study area nameSACAmountClaim volume
VIRGIN MOBILE USA, LP - DC579003$628,38168,088
TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC. - DC579001$339,45636,709
VERIZON WASHINGTON, D.C. INC.575020$109,77512,857
I-WIRELESS, LLC - DC579004$80,7788,734

District of Columbia 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.

YearAmountClaim volumeRows
2018$2,512,245271,592189
2019$1,426,789154,383239
2020$1,828,992201,835223
2021$1,450,686162,328413
2022$2,141,975234,041204
2023$2,828,117307,402248
2024$2,469,378269,293297
2025$1,496,334162,991140
2026$513,36056,12078

District of Columbia latest-month disbursement mix

Provider type

CETC

$31,663

76.3% of this breakdown

ILEC

$9,845

23.7% of this breakdown

Technology

WIRELESS

$31,663

76.3% of this breakdown

WIRELINE

$9,845

23.7% of this breakdown

Service type

BUNDLED

$34,678

83.5% of this breakdown

BROADBAND

$7,280

17.5% of this breakdown

VOICE

$919

2.2% of this breakdown

Not reported

-$1,369

-3.3% of this breakdown

Support type

NON-TRIBAL

$42,877

103.3% of this breakdown

Not reported

-$1,369

-3.3% of this breakdown

Submission type

CLAIM

$42,877

103.3% of this breakdown

ADJUSTMENT

-$1,369

-3.3% of this breakdown

How to read this District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia.

For eligibility demand, use this with the State of Lifeline report and the District of Columbia 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%