Federal contractor · CINCINNATI, OH

CINCINNATI BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY LLC

CINCINNATI BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY LLC received -$53.37 in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 2 awards (−101% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $313.1K. Its largest customer was Department of Energy (-$1.36). It also received $3.3M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
-$53.37
New awards
2
Sole-source
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Single offer
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UEI
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Other than small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 76.7KFY2017
  2. 39.1KFY2018
  3. 40.4KFY2019
  4. 46.1KFY2020
  5. 43.9KFY2021
  6. 33KFY2022
  7. 24.7KFY2023
  8. 4.8KFY2024
  9. 4.5KFY2025
  10. -53.4FY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of Energy-$1.360.0%
    1 awards
  2. Drug Enforcement Administration-$52.010.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

Where the work was performed

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

Largest awards

  1. INTERNET SERVICE CONTRACT FOR EMCBC$149K
    Department of Energy· Hamilton County, OH· IT & telecom· Jan 31, 2019 – Apr 6, 2026· 89303319CEM000045
  2. TITLE: NEW ALTA FIBER SERVICE AT 934 NEEB ROAD CINCINNATI REQUESTOR: REBECCA L GAULT POP DATES: 04/21/2025 TO 04/20/2026 FUND TO DATE: 04/20/2026$1,932
    Drug Enforcement Administration· Hamilton County, OH· IT & telecom· Apr 3, 2025 – May 1, 2026· 15DDDT25P00000024

Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

CINCINNATI BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY LLC received $3.3M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 250 actions (203 new awards). Its largest program was 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries ($2.4M).

Assistance · FY2026
$3.3M
New awards
203
Actions
250
Since FY2021
$17.8M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 4.2MFY2021
  2. 2.8MFY2022
  3. 1.8MFY2023
  4. 5.7MFY2024
  5. 3.3MFY2026

By type

  1. Direct payments$3.3M100%

Top programs

  1. 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries$2.4M74%
  2. 32.005 · Universal Service Fund - Rural Health Care$813.9K25%
  3. 32.003 · Universal Service Fund - Lifeline$58.7K1.8%

Awarding agencies

  1. Federal Communications Commission$3.3M100%

Largest awards

  1. THE LIFELINE PROGRAM HELPS MAKE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES MORE AFFORDABLE FOR LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS$222.6K
    32.003 · Universal Service Fund - Lifeline· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Nov 1, 2020 – Aug 31, 2026· LI-143001687-305062
  2. THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES.$215.9K
    32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Jun 30, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026· SL-2699000856
  3. THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES.$215.9K
    32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Jun 30, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026· SL-2599015283
  4. THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES.$158.8K
    32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Jun 30, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026· SL-2599007091
  5. THE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS AND LIBRARY PATRONS CONNECTED TO BROADBAND SERVICES.$155.5K
    32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Jun 30, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026· SL-2699018690
  6. THE RURAL HEALTH CARE (RHC) PROGRAM SUPPORTS HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN BRINGING WORLD CLASS MEDICAL CARE TO RURAL AREAS THROUGH INCREASED…$147.9K
    32.005 · Universal Service Fund - Rural Health Care· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 31, 2024 – Jan 15, 2026· RHCHCF-RHC20240001943

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.