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Columbus Municipal School District
Columbus, MS · Billed Entity Number (BEN) 128727
From the latest Form 471 on file (FY2026): 2952 full-time students · NSLP 89% · 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.
Prior-cycle Form 470s (2)
Category 2 budget
| Cycle | Version | C2 budget (pre-discount) | Funded | Pending | Available | Students | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026-2030 | Confirmed | $653,974 | $23,209 | $0 | $630,765 | 2972 | 9 |
| FY2021-2025 | Confirmed | $583,665 | $583,663 | $16,800 | $-16,798 | 3495 | 11 |
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, 2027 | Southern Light, LLC | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | FY2026 | Pending |
| Jun 30, 2027 | Southern Light, LLC | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | FY2026 | Pending |
| Jun 30, 2029 | Uniti Fiber GulfCo LLC | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | OPP-382999 | FY2026 | Pending |
| Jun 30, 2029 | Innovative Software, Inc. | Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | CMSD2024MOU-01-IC | FY2026 | Pending |
| Jun 30, 2029 | Innovative Software, Inc. | Managed Internal Broadband Services | CMSD2024MOU-01-IC | FY2026 | Pending |
| Jun 30, 2029 | Innovative Software, Inc. | Internal Connections | CMSD2024MOU-01-IC | FY2024 | Funded |
12 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* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovative Software, Inc. | 6 | FY2023, FY2024, FY2026 | Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections, Internal Connections, Managed Internal Broadband Services | $515,841 |
| Uniti Fiber GulfCo LLC | 1 | FY2026 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $83,834 |
| Southern Light, LLC | 6 | FY2022, FY2023, FY2024, FY2025 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $381,974 |
| Cellular South, Inc. | 2 | FY2017, FY2024 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access, Voice | $52,851 |
| AT&T Mobility | 1 | FY2024 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $14,559 |
| CONTACT NETWORK, LLC | 5 | FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $364,500 |
| GKR Systems Inc. | 2 | FY2017 | Internal Connections | $26,149 |
| ApplianSys LLC | 1 | FY2017 | Internal Connections | $12,728 |
| BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC | 1 | FY2017 | Voice | $11,458 |
| AT&T Corp. | 1 | FY2017 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $7,560 |
*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: 31 pending, 26 funded, 4 cancelled, 1 denied (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.