Low Income

Step 3: Submit ETC Designation Order

To receive Low Income universal service support, an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) must submit a copy of its ETC designation order from its state utility regulator or the Federal Communications Commission to USAC via fax, e-mail, or regular mail at the address below:

Universal Service Administrative Company
444 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08854

Fax: 866-873-4666
E-mail: lifilings@hcli.universalservice.org
Toll-Free: 877-877-4925

A new incumbent ETC should submit the ETC order with attachments and supporting documentation necessary to identify the service area of the new ETC including wire center information.

A new competitive ETC should submit the ETC order with attachments and supporting documentation necessary to identify the service area of the new ETC within the incumbent service area(s) at the wire center level.


Last modified on 2/29/2008