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Forrest County School District
Hattiesburg, MS · Billed Entity Number (BEN) 128668
From the latest Form 471 on file (FY2026): 2125 full-time students · NSLP 79% · Category 1 discount 90% · Category 2 discount 85%.
Open Form 470s (FY2027)
No certified FY2027 Form 470 found for this district in the data pulled.
Category 2 budget
| Cycle | Version | C2 budget (pre-discount) | Funded | Pending | Available | Students | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026-2030 | Forecast | $428,336 | $0 | $0 | $428,336 | 2125 | 6 |
| FY2021-2025 | Confirmed | $354,875 | $292,510 | $0 | $62,365 | 2125 | 6 |
Contract expirations
Upcoming expirations (on or after Oct 16, 2026), from Form 471 FRN data. Latest FRN per contract/provider/service.
| Expires | Provider | Service type | Contract # | Latest FY seen | FRN status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2030 extended | Telepak Networks, Inc. | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | 5000-1 | FY2026 | Pending |
9 additional contract(s) in the data show an expiration date already past.
Past winning providers (Form 471, funded FRNs)
| Provider (SPIN name) | Funded FRNs | Funding years | Service types | Funding requested* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telepak Networks, Inc. | 6 | FY2017, FY2018, FY2023, FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $218,731 |
| Synergetics Diversified Computer Services, Inc | 2 | FY2020, FY2023 | Internal Connections | $224,353 |
| Innovative Software, Inc. | 2 | FY2023 | Internal Connections | $76,859 |
| CONTACT NETWORK, LLC | 6 | FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $554,580 |
| Southern Light, LLC | 3 | FY2019, FY2020, FY2021 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $32,400 |
| BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC | 2 | FY2017 | Voice | $3,005 |
*Sum of funding_commitment_request on FRNs with status Funded — the requested amount, not necessarily the final committed or disbursed amount.
All FRNs on file: 21 funded, 21 pending (FY2017–FY2026).
Source: USAC Open Data datasets jt8s-3q52 (Form 470), qdmp-ygft (Form 471 FRN status), 6brt-5pbv (C2 budget), 9s6i-myen (Form 471 basic info). Data pulled 2026-10-16.