Iowa Communications Network
What this part of state government paid out, by kind of spending and by the organizations paid.1
$22.2M
paid out, FY26$3.9M
of it to individuals and others, unnamed (18%)2$26K
more in transfers between state accounts3Year by year
Payments by fiscal year, not counting transfers.
$33.7M
$22.2M
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| Year | Paid | Individuals and others | Transfers |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY27 so far | $3.5M | $584K | $4,365 |
| FY26 | $22.2M | $3.9M | $26K |
| FY25 | $25.6M | $4.9M | $31K |
| FY24 | $22.9M | $3.9M | $309K |
| FY23 | $23.1M | $3.1M | $701K |
| FY22 | $24.2M | $3.6M | $763K |
| FY21 | $23.9M | $2.9M | $812K |
| FY20 | $23.3M | $3.3M | $448K |
| FY19 | $26.3M | $3.6M | $298K |
| FY18 | $26.9M | $4.5M | $69K |
| FY17 | $33.7M | $5.7M | $80K |
| FY16 | $22.3M | $6.2M | $47K |
| FY15 | $23.2M | $8.4M | $35K |
| FY14 | $23.3M | $7.6M | $41K |
Kinds of spending over time
The biggest kinds of spending by fiscal year.
| Kind | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 | FY27 so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communications | $8.6M | $9.0M | $9.8M | $9.2M | $1.1M |
| Outside Services | $5.8M | $5.9M | $6.1M | $6.1M | $515K |
| Outside Repairs/service | $3.0M | $3.5M | $3.6M | $2.6M | $432K |
| IT Equipment & Software | $2.5M | $1.8M | $2.3M | $2.1M | $1.1M |
| Equipment | $871K | $1.0M | $2.0M | $388K | $210K |
| Refunds-Other | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $0 |
| Prof & Scientific Services | $813K | $186K | $362K | $194K | $40K |
| Other Supplies | $93K | $97K | $122K | $83K | $29K |
| Utilities | $64K | $72K | $69K | $69K | $14K |
| Equipment Maintenance Supplies | $54K | $52K | $11K | $43K | $340 |
| Rentals | $4,210 | $1,340 | $9,525 | $1,633 | $206 |
| Advertising & Publicity | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| In State Travel | $6,036 | $5,101 | $6,188 | $3,486 | $580 |
| Office Supplies | $6,928 | $10K | $11K | $2,550 | $0 |
| Out of State Travel | $2,051 | $5,208 | $3,689 | $215 | $0 |
The 15 biggest of 31 kinds.
Organizations paid the most, FY26
- Fiberutilities Network Services LLC$6.4M 29%
- Centurylink Communications LLC$2.2M 10%
- Qwest Government Services$1.7M 8%
- Iowa Rural Health Telecommunications Program$1.3M 6%
- Locate Holdings Inc$1.1M 5%
- Windstream Holdings Inc$559K 3%
- Convergeone Inc$473K 2%
- Uniti Fiber Holdings Inc$419K 2%
- Fiber Platform LLC$312K 1%
- Qwest Corporation$308K 1%
- Opengov Inc$294K 1%
- Universal Serv Admn Co$278K 1%
- Securadyne Systems Intermediate LLC$270K 1%
- Walker and Associates Inc$247K 1%
- Carahsoft Technology Corporation$143K 1%
- Equinix Inc$125K 1%
- Spectrum Advantage LLC$118K 1%
- Mcl Systems Limited$117K 1%
- Shi International Corp$116K 1%
- Hubill Inc$104K 0%
Organizations paid the most, all years
- Fiberutilities Network Services LLC$72.3M
- Qwest Government Services$44.0M
- Centurylink Communications LLC$21.8M
- Windstream Holdings Inc$10.6M
- Mcleod Network Serv Inc$9.7M
- Locate Holdings Inc$9.2M
- Iowa Rural Health Telecommunications Program$8.5M
- Qwest Corporation$4.1M
- Hubill Inc$3.2M
- Walker Group Inc$3.1M
- Graybar Electric Co Inc$2.6M
- Convergeone Inc$2.5M
- Baker Electric Inc$2.4M
- Summit Technologies LLC$1.9M
- Fiber Platform LLC$1.8M
Payments to individuals and others
One total each year for payees not named here. The last column also counts transfers and other entries the state lists under RESTRICTED payees.4
| Year | Individuals and others | Share | Listed as RESTRICTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY27 so far | $584K | 17% | – |
| FY26 | $3.9M | 18% | – |
| FY25 | $4.9M | 19% | $757 |
| FY24 | $3.9M | 17% | $886 |
| FY23 | $3.1M | 13% | $861 |
| FY22 | $3.6M | 15% | – |
| FY21 | $2.9M | 12% | – |
| FY20 | $3.3M | 14% | – |
| FY19 | $3.6M | 14% | – |
| FY18 | $4.5M | 17% | – |
| FY17 | $5.7M | 17% | – |
| FY16 | $6.2M | 28% | – |
| FY15 | $8.4M | 36% | – |
| FY14 | $7.6M | 33% | – |