MT disbursement data
Montana Lifeline disbursements by provider and year.
A state-level view of USAC Lifeline disbursement records for Montana, including latest-month reimbursements, trailing 12-month totals, annual totals, study-area/provider rows, and support-type breakouts.
Quick answer
In June 2026, Montana Lifeline disbursements totaled $111,188. The trailing 12-month total from July 2025 through June 2026 was $1,121,658.
$111K
June 2026 amount
94 source rows
$1.1M
Trailing 12 months
July 2025 through June 2026
$7.7M
Since January 2018
360,496 subscriber-count row total
6,458
Latest claim volume
Row-summed support count, not unique people
Top Montana provider rows in June 2026
| Study area name | SAC | Amount | Claim volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR VOICE WIRELESS - MT | 489019 | $55,854 | 3,995 |
| SIYEH COMMUNICATIONS | 482485 | $16,092 | 493 |
| TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC. - MT | 480007 | $8,170 | 349 |
| TRIANGLE TEL. COOPERATIVE ASSN. INC. | 482257 | $5,622 | 197 |
| HOT SPRINGS TEL. CO. | 482241 | $4,046 | 130 |
| RONAN TEL. CO. | 482252 | $3,232 | 110 |
| TRUCONNECT COMMUNICATIONS INC. - MT | 480001 | $3,163 | 123 |
| NORTH AMERICAN LOCAL, LLC - MT | 480003 | $2,286 | 80 |
| MID-RIVERS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. | 489001 | $2,139 | 235 |
| NEMONT TELEPHONE COOP.- MONTANA | 482247 | $1,916 | 80 |
| MID-RIVERS TEL. COOPERATIVE INC. | 482246 | $1,727 | 188 |
| CENTRAL MONTANA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 483310 | $1,455 | 72 |
| SAGEBRUSH CELLULAR, INC. | 489006 | $1,199 | 38 |
| RANGE TEL. COOP INC.-MT | 482251 | $947 | 32 |
| PROJECT TEL. CO. | 482250 | $928 | 33 |
Top Montana provider rows, trailing 12 months
| Study area name | SAC | Amount | Claim volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR VOICE WIRELESS - MT | 489019 | $512,371 | 36,658 |
| SIYEH COMMUNICATIONS | 482485 | $117,773 | 3,602 |
| TRIANGLE TEL. COOPERATIVE ASSN. INC. | 482257 | $74,341 | 2,639 |
| NORTH AMERICAN LOCAL, LLC - MT | 480003 | $54,145 | 1,738 |
| HOT SPRINGS TEL. CO. | 482241 | $53,139 | 1,711 |
| BLACKFOOT TEL. COOPERATIVE INC. | 482235 | $50,648 | 1,765 |
| RONAN TEL. CO. | 482252 | $42,018 | 1,432 |
| TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC. - MT | 480007 | $40,994 | 1,676 |
| TRUCONNECT COMMUNICATIONS INC. - MT | 480001 | $27,985 | 891 |
| NEMONT TELEPHONE COOP.- MONTANA | 482247 | $24,961 | 1,049 |
| CENTRAL MONTANA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 483310 | $18,640 | 965 |
| SAGEBRUSH CELLULAR, INC. | 489006 | $16,117 | 515 |
| PROJECT TEL. CO. | 482250 | $13,056 | 468 |
| RANGE TEL. COOP INC.-MT | 482251 | $12,102 | 409 |
| ASSURANCE WIRELESS USA, L.P. - MT | 480002 | $11,593 | 1,255 |
Montana 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 | $1,404,129 | 60,407 | 938 |
| 2019 | $1,192,719 | 51,451 | 932 |
| 2020 | $612,041 | 26,383 | 935 |
| 2021 | $482,321 | 21,917 | 918 |
| 2022 | $619,741 | 26,486 | 967 |
| 2023 | $920,054 | 40,777 | 1,060 |
| 2024 | $866,955 | 44,069 | 1,119 |
| 2025 | $1,000,331 | 53,305 | 1,101 |
| 2026 | $617,882 | 35,701 | 605 |
Montana latest-month disbursement mix
Provider type
CETC
$73,738
66.3% of this breakdown
ILEC
$37,450
33.7% of this breakdown
Technology
WIRELESS
$71,403
64.2% of this breakdown
WIRELINE
$39,785
35.8% of this breakdown
Service type
BUNDLED
$92,802
83.5% of this breakdown
BROADBAND
$13,521
12.2% of this breakdown
VOICE
$4,865
4.4% of this breakdown
Support type
TRIBAL
$71,886
64.7% of this breakdown
NON-TRIBAL
$39,302
35.3% of this breakdown
Submission type
CLAIM
$111,188
100.0% of this breakdown
How to read this Montana 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 Montana.
For eligibility demand, use this with the State of Lifeline report and the Montana 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%