PR disbursement data
Puerto Rico Lifeline disbursements by provider and year.
A state-level view of USAC Lifeline disbursement records for Puerto Rico, including latest-month reimbursements, trailing 12-month totals, annual totals, study-area/provider rows, and support-type breakouts.
Quick answer
In June 2026, Puerto Rico Lifeline disbursements totaled $3,643,102. The trailing 12-month total from July 2025 through June 2026 was $44,485,767.
$3.6M
June 2026 amount
64 source rows
$44.5M
Trailing 12 months
July 2025 through June 2026
$437.2M
Since January 2018
47,649,986 subscriber-count row total
396,990
Latest claim volume
Row-summed support count, not unique people
Top Puerto Rico provider rows in June 2026
| Study area name | SAC | Amount | Claim volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. DBA VERIZON WIRELESS PR | 639006 | $1,544,949 | 167,531 |
| TELRITE CORPORATION - PR | 639010 | $955,766 | 103,338 |
| GLOBAL CONNECTION INC OF AMERICA - PR | 639013 | $332,390 | 36,159 |
| TRUCONNECT COMMUNICATIONS INC. - PR | 630001 | $310,162 | 33,536 |
| PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | 633201 | $216,971 | 25,345 |
| TRACFONE WIRELESS INC. - PR | 639009 | $103,184 | 11,155 |
| SAGE TELECOM COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - PR | 639020 | $63,048 | 6,817 |
| LIBERTY CABLEVISION OF PUERTO RICO | 639021 | $40,460 | 4,375 |
| AIR VOICE WIRELESS - PR | 639026 | $29,008 | 3,136 |
| AMERICAN BROADBAND & TELECOMMUNICATIONS - PR | 639018 | $20,397 | 2,205 |
| PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. - CENTRAL | 633200 | $16,959 | 2,306 |
| CINGULAR WIRELESS - PR | 639005 | $5,604 | 614 |
| BOOMERANG WIRELESS LLC - PR | 639019 | $3,963 | 447 |
| CRITICAL HUB NETWORKS, INC. | 639024 | $241 | 26 |
Top Puerto Rico provider rows, trailing 12 months
| Study area name | SAC | Amount | Claim volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. DBA VERIZON WIRELESS PR | 639006 | $16,827,683 | 1,823,259 |
| TELRITE CORPORATION - PR | 639010 | $10,332,414 | 1,117,974 |
| GLOBAL CONNECTION INC OF AMERICA - PR | 639013 | $6,987,367 | 755,391 |
| TRUCONNECT COMMUNICATIONS INC. - PR | 630001 | $3,318,620 | 358,896 |
| PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | 633201 | $2,404,071 | 283,555 |
| TRACFONE WIRELESS INC. - PR | 639009 | $1,743,180 | 188,505 |
| SAGE TELECOM COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - PR | 639020 | $1,286,503 | 139,127 |
| LIBERTY CABLEVISION OF PUERTO RICO | 639021 | $454,796 | 49,169 |
| AMERICAN BROADBAND & TELECOMMUNICATIONS - PR | 639018 | $375,590 | 40,620 |
| AIR VOICE WIRELESS - PR | 639026 | $366,044 | 39,573 |
| PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. - CENTRAL | 633200 | $186,238 | 26,006 |
| BOOMERANG WIRELESS LLC - PR | 639019 | $74,870 | 8,218 |
| CINGULAR WIRELESS - PR | 639005 | $63,672 | 6,998 |
| AT&T WIRELESS SERVICES - PR | 639003 | $27,396 | 3,503 |
| VPNET, INC | 639023 | $24,325 | 2,630 |
Puerto Rico 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 | $55,249,506 | 5,972,985 | 459 |
| 2019 | $44,576,512 | 4,820,847 | 857 |
| 2020 | $50,255,312 | 5,482,112 | 589 |
| 2021 | $51,207,229 | 5,610,617 | 659 |
| 2022 | $44,431,065 | 4,873,487 | 541 |
| 2023 | $65,100,602 | 7,109,935 | 575 |
| 2024 | $55,164,178 | 6,019,110 | 780 |
| 2025 | $49,445,433 | 5,384,839 | 711 |
| 2026 | $21,801,043 | 2,376,054 | 320 |
Puerto Rico latest-month disbursement mix
Provider type
CETC
$3,409,172
93.6% of this breakdown
ILEC
$233,930
6.4% of this breakdown
Technology
WIRELESS
$3,368,471
92.5% of this breakdown
WIRELINE
$274,631
7.5% of this breakdown
Service type
BUNDLED
$3,585,866
98.4% of this breakdown
BROADBAND
$31,618
0.9% of this breakdown
VOICE
$31,034
0.9% of this breakdown
Not reported
-$5,416
-0.1% of this breakdown
Support type
NON-TRIBAL
$3,648,518
100.1% of this breakdown
Not reported
-$5,416
-0.1% of this breakdown
Submission type
CLAIM
$3,648,518
100.1% of this breakdown
ADJUSTMENT
-$5,416
-0.1% of this breakdown
How to read this Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico.
For eligibility demand, use this with the State of Lifeline report and the Puerto Rico 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%