WhereTaxMoneyGoesFederal Communications Commission (FCC): federal spending, contracts and grants
In fiscal year 2026, Federal Communications Commission reported $9.1 billion in obligations and $10.1 billion in outlays, about -0.0% of all budgetary resources tracked on USAspending. Below: where its award money went, who received the most, and how its spending has changed since FY 2017.
FY 2026 figures are still being reported by agencies and will change as late submissions arrive.
Mission
The Federal Communications Commission regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. An independent U.S. government agency overseen by Congress, the Commission is the federal agency responsible for implementing and enforcing America's communications law and regulations.
How FCC awarded money in FY 2026
Award obligations are the part of an agency's spending that goes out as contracts, grants, loans, direct payments and other awards to outside recipients. The rest pays for salaries, internal operations and transfers that are not awards.
| Award type | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|
| Direct payments | $10.3 billion | |
| Contracts | $169.9 million | |
| Contract vehicles (IDVs) | $7.1 million |
Obligations by fiscal year
FY 2026 obligations of $9.1 billion were down 22% from FY 2025 ($11.7 billion) and compare with $16.6 billion in FY 2017.
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| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $9.1 billion |
| FY 2025 | $11.7 billion |
| FY 2024 | $32.5 billion |
| FY 2023 | $17.2 billion |
| FY 2022 | $24.9 billion |
| FY 2021 | $13.3 billion |
| FY 2020 | $9.3 billion |
| FY 2019 | $16.2 billion |
| FY 2018 | $11.1 billion |
| FY 2017 | $16.6 billion |
Top recipients, FY 2026
Ranked by award obligations from FCC. "Multiple recipients" groups aggregated or redacted records, such as payments to individuals.
| # | Recipient | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gci Communication Corp. | $918.5 million | |
| 2 | New Cingular Wireless Services, INC. | $441.5 million | |
| 3 | Crown Castle Fiber LLC | $305.1 million | |
| 4 | Air Voice Wireless LLC | $281.9 million | |
| 5 | Charter Communications Operating LLC | $161.9 million | |
| 6 | Netsync Network Solutions, INC. | $155.0 million | |
| 7 | CDW Government LLC | $138.1 million | |
| 8 | Comcast Business Communications, LLC | $134.8 million | |
| 9 | Im Telecom, LLC | $132.5 million | |
| 10 | Assurance Wireless USA, L.P. | $130.4 million |
Top states, FY 2026
By place of performance — where the work is done or the money is used.
| # | State | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $1.2 billion | |
| 2 | California | $902.7 million | |
| 3 | Texas | $550.7 million | |
| 4 | New York | $443.1 million | |
| 5 | Mississippi | $349.8 million | |
| 6 | Michigan | $291.2 million | |
| 7 | Florida | $277.2 million | |
| 8 | Illinois | $261.6 million | |
| 9 | Ohio | $253.5 million | |
| 10 | North Carolina | $252.2 million |
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Source data last updated November 4, 2026 · Imported November 6, 2026 · Dollar figures are nominal and rounded. How these numbers are calculated · Report a problem