More than 36,000 applications were received for the Universal Service Fund - Year 3.

This twenty-seventh wave notified 61 schools and libraries applicants.

The total amount of Universal Service Funds committed nationally to schools and libraries in the form of a discount on eligible services for this wave: over $3.6 million.

The total amount of Universal Service Funds committed to New Jersey in the form of a discount on eligible services in this wave: $4,984.49. Total amount committed to New Jersey at this time: $41,176,703.70, which is 2% of national total thus far (over $2 billion).

The total number of awards in New Jersey for wave twenty-seven: 5.

The number of agencies notified in this twenty-fourth wave: 1. (New Jersey comprised 3% of the total national funded applications for this wave.)

Many agencies filed more than one application for separate services in the following categories:

(No Abbott districts received awards in this wave.)

Public School Districts: 0
Non-Public Schools: 1
Public Libraries: 0

*Amount = Funds committed in the form of a discount on eligible services (telecommunications and dedicated services, Internet access, and internal connections).

**Abbott districts.