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August 20, 2025
Compliance Reports Now Available for 2024 and Q2 2025 Network Testing

Carriers subject to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Performance Measures testing framework can now access compliance reports displaying annual results from network performance measures testing conducted in 2024 through the USAC Performance Measures Module (PMM). These compliance reports include details at the Study Area Code (SAC) level about the percent of upload and download speed tests and latency tests aggregated across all four quarters of 2024 that met the network performance standards established by the FCC performance measures compliance framework. Please see PMM Compliance Calculations for a detailed explanation of how the PMM calculates compliance.

Annual compliance reports for 2024 – in addition to separate quarterly compliance reports for each of the four quarters of last year – are now available in the PMM for carriers participating in the following funds (as well as ACS):

Carriers in these funds, as well as carriers participating in the Bringing Puerto Rico Together (Uniendo a Puerto Rico) Fund and the Connect USVI Funds (PR/USVI Funds), can also now access compliance reports for the second quarter of 2025 through the PMM.

Read the full announcement here.

August 20, 2025
Compliance Reports Now Available for Second Quarter Network Pre-Testing

Carriers participating in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) can now access compliance reports displaying results from network performance measures pre-testing conducted in the second quarter of 2025 at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) through the USAC Performance Measures Module (PMM). These compliance reports include details at the Study Area Code (SAC) level about the percent of upload and download speed tests and latency tests conducted in the second quarter that met the network performance standards established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) performance measures compliance framework.

USAC encourages carriers to check these compliance reports to confirm that they submitted all required pre-test data for the second quarter and to find out if their pre-test results met FCC speed and latency standards. Please see PMM Compliance Calculations for a detailed explanation of how the PMM calculates compliance.

USAC also reminds RDOF carriers that they have until Tues., Sept. 30, 2025, to complete a week of third quarter network pre-testing at a random sample of CAF-supported broadband locations with active subscribers, and must submit and certify all third quarter pre-test results for each obligated speed tier for the full sample of subscriber locations selected for testing in the PMM no later than Wed., Oct. 15, 2025. RDOF carriers that fail to submit and certify all third quarter pre-test data for all obligated speed tiers for the full sample of selected locations in the PMM by the Oct. 15, 2025, deadline will face withholding of support. (See FCC DA 25-289)

Read the full announcement here.

August 14, 2025
Form 481 and Broadband Deployment Data Now Available to State Officials

State utility commissions may now access the most recent FCC Form 481 filings for carriers under their jurisdiction that participate in the High Cost program through the 54.314 certification system in the USAC E-File system, and deployment data for broadband service supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) in their states through the Connect America Fund Broadband Map (CAF Map) and the new Connect America Fund State Map (CAF State Map). State regulators rely on Form 481 filings and broadband deployment data submitted to USAC by carriers that receive High Cost funding in order to perform the annual certification – due by Oct. 1 – of carriers under their jurisdiction to be able to take part in the program.

Part of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Universal Service Fund (USF), High Cost distributes billions of dollars to carriers each year to deliver essential telecommunications services in rural areas where the market alone cannot support the substantial cost of deploying network infrastructure and providing connectivity. Carriers must offer service at rates reasonably comparable to those available in urban areas.

The Connect America Fund (CAF), a centerpiece of the program, consists of roughly a dozen separate funds that disburse set monthly payments to carriers to deploy and maintain robust communications networks – which provide voice service and broadband at required speeds – in eligible areas over a defined timeline, with interim and final deployment milestone deadlines. Carriers participating in modernized funds that subsidize fixed broadband must connect a specific number of locations in eligible areas over the fund’s deployment timeline.

The annual Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC) certification, mandated under 47 CFR Section 54.314 , requires state utility commissions to certify that carriers under their jurisdiction are eligible to receive High Cost support in their states and used all support received in the proceeding calendar year only to provide, maintain and upgrade the facilities for which the support was intended and will do the same in the coming calendar year. State regulators must complete the annual ETC certification for all carriers under their jurisdiction and submit the certification to USAC no later than Oct. 1 annually.

States may submit the certification to USAC through the 54.314 system in E-File. State officials may also send the certification by email, fax or mail, although USAC highly recommends filing online through the 54.314 system. States are no longer required to submit the annual ETC certification separately to the FCC. (See FCC 23-87, para. 134)

Read the full announcement here.

August 14, 2025
Form 481 and Broadband Deployment Data Now Available to Tribal Officials

Tribal officials may now request access to the most recent FCC Form 481 filings submitted by telecommunications carriers that serve Native American communities with financing from the High Cost program by emailing the USAC High Cost Division at Form481@usac.org, and can view deployment data for broadband networks supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) in Indian Country through the Connect America Fund Broadband Map (CAF Map) and the new Connect America Fund State Map (CAF State Map).

Part of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Universal Service Fund (USF), High Cost distributes billions of dollars to carriers each year to deliver essential telecommunications services in rural areas where the market alone cannot support the substantial cost of deploying network infrastructure and providing connectivity. Carriers must offer service at rates reasonably comparable to those available in urban areas.

The Connect America Fund (CAF), a centerpiece of the program, consists of roughly a dozen separate funds that disburse set monthly payments to carriers to deploy and maintain robust communications networks – which provide voice service and broadband at required speeds – in eligible areas over a defined timeline, with interim and final deployment milestone deadlines. Carriers participating in modernized funds that subsidize fixed broadband must connect a specific number of locations in eligible areas over the fund’s deployment timeline.

Read the full announcement here.

July 18, 2025
RDOF and PR/USVI Carriers Transitioning to Fabric Location IDs for HUBB Reporting

The annual HUBB filing process is changing this year for carriers in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) and Bringing Puerto Rico Together (Uniendo a Puerto Rico) Fund and the Connect USVI Fund (PR/USVI Funds) with the transition to Fabric Location ID reporting.

Carriers participating in modernized Connect America Fund (CAF) programs with defined fixed broadband buildout obligations have until March 2, 2026, to submit and certify deployment data with USAC’s High Cost Universal Broadband (HUBB) portal showing where they built out mass-market, high-speed Internet service using support from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program in calendar year 2025 or certify that they have “no locations to upload.”

Starting with the upcoming filing window, carriers receiving RDOF and PR/USVI Stage 2 fixed support must report deployment data in the HUBB using Fabric Location IDs from the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric (Fabric) – a single, standardized dataset of all locations in the U.S. where fixed broadband access service is available or could be installed – instead of geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) and addresses as they have in the past. (See FCC DA 25-361) Detailed FCC guidance on the transition to Fabric ID reporting in the HUBB is available here.

RDOF and PR/USVI carriers also have until March 2, 2026, to resubmit and certify broadband deployment data by Fabric Location ID for locations already reported in the HUBB using latitude and longitude coordinates and addresses. All certified locations that RDOF and PR/USVI carriers reported in the HUBB using latitude and longitude coordinates and addresses are no longer visible to carriers in the system.

Note that carriers can still access past deployment data through the CAF Map, an interactive online map that displays the geographic areas that are eligible for CAF support, as well as the specific fixed locations where participating carriers have reported offering mass-market, high speed Internet service funded by the program. Carriers can view and download RDOF and PR/USVI Stage 2 fixed locations certified in the HUBB as of March 7, 2025, reflecting deployment through Dec. 31, 2024, through the CAF Map dataset on the USAC Open Data platform.

Read the full announcement here.

July 14, 2025
Carriers Must Submit and Certify Results from Q2 Network Testing by Today

USAC reminds carriers that they have until today, July 15, 2025, to submit and certify results from network speed and latency testing conducted in the second quarter of 2025 at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) in order to comply with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Performance Measures testing framework.

Carriers that fail to submit and certify all second quarter test data for all obligated speed tiers for the full sample of subscriber locations selected for testing in the USAC Performance Measures Module (PMM) by today’s deadline will face a reduction in support that will not be restored. (See FCC DA 25-289).

This requirement applies to carriers in the following funds (as well as ACS):

Carriers that did not conduct network performance measures testing during the second quarter for any reason, including lack of active subscribers to test, and therefore do not have test data to submit and certify, must notify the FCC and USAC by today, July 15, 2025, by emailing ConnectAmerica@fcc.gov and hccerts@usac.org.

Carriers in the funds listed above (as well as ACS) can currently view and download compliance reports for the first quarter of 2025 in the PMM. These compliance reports include details at the Study Area Code (SAC) level about the percent of upload and download speed tests and latency tests conducted in the first quarter that met the network performance standards established by the FCC. Please see PMM Compliance Calculations for a detailed explanation of how the PMM calculates compliance.

USAC encourages carriers to check these quarterly compliance reports to find out if they are at risk of being in the compliance gap for the first quarter of 2025 either because they have not submitted all required test data or because their speed and latency test results did not meet FCC standards. Carriers that have not yet submitted all mandatory test data – that is all test data for each obligated speed tier for the full sample of selected subscriber locations for the quarter – should submit and certify the missing data as soon as possible to reduce the impact on future support payments. And carriers that are at risk of being out of compliance because their speed and latency test results did not meet FCC standards can potentially avoid penalties by submitting passing quarterly results going forward.

Read the full announcement here.

July 14, 2025
Carriers Must Submit and Certify Results from Q2 Network Pre-Testing by Today

USAC reminds carriers participating in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) that they have until today, July 15, 2025, to submit and certify results from network speed and latency pre-testing conducted in the second quarter of 2025 at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) in order to comply with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Performance Measures testing framework.

Carriers that fail to submit and certify all second quarter pre-test data for all obligated speed tiers for the full sample of subscriber locations selected for testing in the USAC Performance Measures Module (PMM) by today’s deadline will face withholding of support. (See FCC DA 25-289) RDOF carriers that did not conduct network performance measures pre-testing during the second quarter for any reason, including lack of active subscribers to test, and therefore do not have test data to submit and certify, must notify the FCC and USAC by today, July 15, 2025, by emailing ConnectAmerica@fcc.gov and hccerts@usac.org.

RDOF carriers can currently view and download compliance reports reports for the first quarter of 2025 in the PMM. These compliance reports include details at the Study Area Code (SAC) level about the percent of upload and download speed pre-tests and latency pre-tests conducted in the first quarter that met the network performance standards established by the FCC. Please see PMM Compliance Calculations for a detailed explanation of how the PMM calculates compliance. USAC encourages carriers to check these compliance reports to confirm that they submitted all required pre-test data for the first quarter and to find out if their pre-test results met FCC speed and latency standards.

Read the full announcement here.

July 10, 2025
Compliance Reports Now Available For First Quarter Network Testing

Carriers can now access compliance reports displaying results from network performance measures testing conducted in the first quarter of 2025 at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) through the USAC Performance Measures Module (PMM).

These compliance reports include details at the Study Area Code (SAC) level about the percent of upload and download speed tests and latency tests conducted in the first quarter that met the network performance standards established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) performance measures compliance framework. Please see PMM Compliance Calculations for a detailed explanation of how the PMM calculates compliance.

First quarter compliance reports are now available in the PMM for carriers participating in the following funds (as well as ACS):

USAC encourages carriers to check these quarterly compliance reports to find out if they are at risk of being in the compliance gap for the first quarter of 2025 either because they have not submitted all required test data or because their speed and latency test results did not meet FCC standards. Carriers that have not yet submitted all mandatory test data – that is all test data for each obligated speed tier for the full sample of selected subscriber locations for the quarter – should submit and certify the missing data as soon as possible to reduce the impact on future support payments. And carriers that are at risk of being out of compliance because their speed and latency test results did not meet FCC standards can potentially avoid penalties by submitting passing quarterly results going forward.

USAC also reminds carriers in all of these funds (and ACS) that they have until July 15, 2025, to submit and certify results from network performance measures testing conducted in the second quarter of 2025 at a random sample of CAF-supported broadband locations with active subscribers. Carriers that fail to submit and certify all second quarter test data for all obligated speed tiers for the full sample of locations selected for testing by the July 15, 2025, deadline will face a reduction in support that will not be restored. (See FCC DA 25-289 ). Carriers that did not conduct network performance measures testing during the second quarter for any reason, including lack of active subscribers to test, and therefore do not have test data to submit and certify, must notify the FCC and USAC by July 15, 2025, by emailing ConnectAmerica@fcc.gov and hccerts@usac.org.

Read the full announcement here.

July 10, 2025
Compliance Reports Now Available For First Quarter Network Pre-Testing

Carriers participating in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) can now access compliance reports displaying results from network performance measures pre-testing conducted in the first quarter of 2025 at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) through the USAC Performance Measures Module (PMM).

These compliance reports include details at the Study Area Code (SAC) level about the percent of upload and download speed tests and latency tests conducted in the first quarter that met the network performance standards established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) performance measures compliance framework. Please see PMM Compliance Calculations for a detailed explanation of how the PMM calculates compliance.

USAC encourages carriers to check these compliance reports to confirm that they submitted all required pre-test data for the first quarter and to find out if their pre-test results met FCC speed and latency standards.

USAC also reminds RDOF carriers that they have until July 15, 2025, to submit and certify results from network performance measures pre-testing conducted in the second quarter of 2025 at a random sample of CAF-supported broadband locations with active subscribers. RDOF carriers that fail to submit and certify all pre-test data for all obligated speed tiers for the full sample of selected locations in the PMM by the July 15, 2025, deadline will face withholding of support. (See FCC DA 25-289)

Carriers that did not conduct network performance measures pre-testing during the second quarter for any reason, including lack of active subscribers to test, and therefore do not have test data to submit and certify, must notify the FCC and USAC by July 15, 2025, by emailing ConnectAmerica@fcc.gov and hccerts@usac.org.

Read the full announcement here.

June 25, 2025
Q2 Performance Measures Testing Must be Complete by June 30

USAC reminds carriers subject to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Performance Measures testing framework that they must complete a week of second quarter network speed and latency testing at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) by Mon., June 30, 2025, and must submit and certify the results of that testing through the USAC Performance Measures Module (PMM) by Tues., July 15, 2025.

Failure to complete a full week of speed and latency testing at the selected subscriber locations by the end of the second quarter on June 30, 2025, or to submit and certify all test data for all obligated speed tiers for the full sample of selected locations by the July 15, 2025, deadline will impact future CAF support payments. (See FCC DA 25-289)

This requirementapplies to carriers in the following funds (as well as ACS):

Carriers that did not conduct all required network performance measures testing during the second quarter because they did not have active subscribers to test for a particular Study Area Code (SAC) and speed tier combination must attest to this (and provide an explanation) in the PMM and may be subject to verification review that subscribers were not available.

Carriers that did not conduct network performance measures testing during the second quarter for any reason, including lack of active subscribers to test, and therefore do not have test data to submit and certify, must notify the FCC and USAC by July 15, 2025, by emailing ConnectAmerica@fcc.gov and hccerts@usac.org.

Read the full announcement here.

June 25, 2025
Q2 Performance Measures Pre-Testing Must be Complete by June 30

USAC reminds carriers participating in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) that they must complete a week of second quarter network speed and latency testing at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) by Tues., June 30, 2025, and must submit and certify the results of that testing through the USAC Performance Measures Module (PMM) by Tues., July 15, 2025, in order to comply with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Performance Measures testing framework.

RDOF carriers that fail to complete a full week of pre-testing at the selected subscriber locations by the end of the second quarter on June 30, 2025, or fail to submit and certify all test data for all obligated speed tiers for the full sample of selected locations by the July 15, 2025, deadline will face withholding of support. (See FCC DA 25-289)

Carriers that did not conduct all required network performance measures pre-testing during the second quarter because they did not have active subscribers to test for a particular Study Area Code (SAC) and speed tier combination must attest to this (and provide an explanation) in the PMM and may be subject to verification review that subscribers were not available.

RDOF carriers that did not conduct network performance measures pre-testing during the second quarter for any reason, including lack of active subscribers to test, and therefore do not have test data to submit and certify, must notify the FCC and USAC no later than July 15, 2025, by emailing ConnectAmerica@fcc.gov and hccerts@usac.org. 

Read the full announcement here.

June 13, 2025
FCC Form 481 Due by July 1

USAC reminds all eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) participating in the High Cost and/or Lifeline programs that they must file and certify Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Form 481 for program year 2026 by July 1, 2025. FCC Form 481, which is accessible through the USAC E-file/Okta One Portal, collects financial and operations information used to validate carrier support.

Read the full announcement here.

June 12, 2025
Carriers Must Submit and Certify Results from 2024 Network Testing by July 1, 2025

USAC reminds carriers that they have until Tues., July 1, 2025, to submit and certify results from network speed and latency testing conducted in 2024 at a random sample of broadband locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) that have active subscribers in order to comply with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Performance Measures compliance framework . Failure to submit and certify all test results for the full sample of subscriber locations selected for testing for all four quarters of 2024 in the USAC Performance Measures Module (PMM) by the July 1, 2025, deadline may lead to a reduction in support.

This requirement applies to carriers in the following funds (as well as ACS):

Carriers in all of these funds (as well as ACS) can currently view and download compliance reports for each of the four quarters of 2024 in the PMM if they submitted and certified their test data within one week of the end of each of those quarters.

USAC provides these quarterly compliance reports to carriers to help them track their progress in meeting FCC speed and latency metrics. These reports include details at the Study Area Code (SAC) level about the percent of upload and download speed tests and latency tests conducted in each quarter that met the network performance standards established by the FCC performance measures compliance framework. The FCC mandates that at least 80 percent of network speed measurements be at 80 percent of required speeds and 95 percent of latency measurements be at or below 100 milliseconds round-trip time. Please see PMM Compliance Calculations for a detailed explanation of how the PMM calculates compliance.

USAC encourages carriers to check these compliance reports as soon as possible to find out if they are at risk of being in the compliance gap for 2024 testing either because they didn’t submit all required test data or because their speed and latency test results did not meet FCC standards.

Carriers that have not yet submitted all mandatory test data for 2024 – that is all test data for each obligated speed tier for the required subscriber location sample sizes for each of the four quarters of 2024 – should submit and certify the missing data as soon as possible to address any remaining omissions before the July 1, 2025, deadline. And carriers that are at risk of being out of compliance because their 2024 speed and latency test results did not meet FCC standards can get back into compliance by submitting passing quarterly results moving forward.

Carriers that did not conduct network performance measures testing during one or more quarters of 2024 for any reason, including lack of active subscribers to test, and therefore do not have test data to submit and certify for one or more quarters must notify the FCC and USAC no later than Tues., July 1, 2025, by emailing ConnectAmerica@fcc.gov and hccerts@usac.org. Carriers that certify their 2024 test data after the July 1, 2025, deadline will face a reduction in support that will not be restored. (See FCC DA 25-289)

Read the full announcement here.

April 30, 2025
Coming Soon: Verification Reviews to Confirm Broadband Deployment

Connect America Fund (CAF) deployment verification reviews are coming soon for carriers in funds that had 2024 broadband deployment milestones.

Now that the March 3, 2025, deadline for carriers to submit and certify their 2024 broadband deployment data in the High Cost Universal Broadband (HUBB) portal has passed, carriers participating in the following funds may be subject to verification reviews in 2025 to confirm deployment to a random sample of reported locations:

The verification review process is intended to ensure that carriers receiving CAF support are using it to deliver high-speed Internet access that meets mandated network performance standards to required location counts by relevant milestone deadlines in unserved and underserved communities eligible for funding. Carriers in these funds should be prepared to submit documentation that serves as proof of deployment for each HUBB record selected for review in the months ahead.

Read the full announcement here.

April 4, 2025
FCC Form 481 Filing System Now Open

All eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) participating in the High Cost and/or Lifeline programs may now access the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Form 481 for program year 2026 through the USAC E-file/Okta One Portal and begin the annual Form 481 filing process. FCC Form 481, which must be certified by July 1, 2025, collects financial and operations information used to validate carrier support, fulfilling the annual 54.313 reporting requirement for High Cost funding recipients.

Please join USAC for a webinar at 1 p.m. EDT on Tues., May 20, 2025, to learn more about Form 481, including changes to the form for the current filing window.

Register Now 

Read the full announcement here.

April 4, 2025
Carriers Must Submit and Certify Q1 Network Testing Results by April 15

USAC reminds carriers that they have until Tues., April 15, 2025, to submit and certify results from network speed and latency testing conducted in the first quarter of 2025 at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) in order to comply with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Performance Measures compliance framework.

Carriers in the following funds were required to complete a full week of speed and latency testing of their CAF-supported networks by the end of the first quarter on March 31, 2025, and must submit and certify all test data for each obligated speed tier for the full sample of selected locations in the USAC Performance Measures Module (PMM) by the April 15, 2025, deadline.

Quarterly testing mandates currently apply to carriers in the following funds (as well as ACS):

Carriers that did not perform network performance measures testing during the first quarter for any reason, including lack of active subscribers to test, and therefore do not have test data to submit and certify must notify the FCC and USAC no later than April 15, 2025, by emailing ConnectAmerica@fcc.gov and hccerts@usac.org. Carriers that certify their test data after the April 15, 2025, deadline will face a reduction in support that will not be restored. (See FCC DA 25-289) Carriers that attempt to certify test data in the PMM after the April 15, 2025, deadline will see a late certification warning informing them of penalties and will be required to provide a “late certification explanation” in order to submit their test results.

Read the full announcement here

April 4, 2025
RDOF Carriers Must Submit and Certify Q1 Network Pre-Testing Results by April 15

USAC reminds carriers participating in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) that they have until Tues., April 15, 2025, to submit and certify results from network speed and latency pre-testing conducted in the first quarter of 2025 at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) in order to comply with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Performance Measures compliance framework.

RDOF carriers that did not perform network performance measures pre-testing during the first quarter for any reason, including lack of active subscribers to test, and therefore do not have test data to submit and certify must notify the FCC and USAC no later than April 15, 2025, by emailing ConnectAmerica@fcc.gov and hccerts@usac.org. Carriers that certify their pre-test data after the April 15, 2025, deadline will face withholding of support. (See FCC DA 25-289) Carriers that attempt to certify pre-test data in the PMM after the April 15, 2025, deadline will see a late certification warning informing them of penalties and will be required to provide a “late certification explanation” in order to submit their test results.

Read the full announcement here.

March 24, 2025
Q1 Performance Measures Testing Must be Complete by March 31

USAC reminds carriers subject to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Performance Measures testing framework that they must complete a week of first quarter network speed and latency testing at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) by Mon., March 31, 2025, and must submit and certify the results of that testing through the USAC Performance Measures Module (PMM) by Tues., April 15, 2025.

Failure to complete a full week of speed and latency testing at the selected subscriber locations by the end of the first quarter on March 31, 2025, or to submit and certify all test data for each obligated speed tier for the full sample of selected locations by the April 15, 2025, deadline will impact future CAF support payments.

Quarterly testing mandates currently apply to carriers in the following funds (as well as ACS):

Carriers in these funds that did not perform network performance measures testing during the first quarter for any reason, and therefore do not have test data to submit and certify, must notify the FCC and USAC by April 15, 2025, by emailing ConnectAmerica@fcc.gov and hccerts@usac.org. Carriers that certify their test data after the April 15, 2025, deadline will face a reduction in support that will not be restored.

Read the full announcement here.

March 24, 2025
Q1 Performance Measures Pre-Testing Must be Complete by March 31

USAC reminds carriers participating in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) that they must complete a week of first quarter network speed and latency testing at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) by Mon., March 31, 2025, and must submit and certify the results of that testing through the USAC Performance Measures Module (PMM) by Tues., April 15, 2025, in order to comply with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Performance Measures testing framework.

RDOF carriers that did not perform network performance measures pre-testing during the first quarter for any reason, and therefore do not have test data to submit and certify, must notify the FCC and USAC by April 15, 2025, by emailing ConnectAmerica@fcc.gov and hccerts@usac.org. Carriers that certify their pre-test data after the April 15, 2025, deadline will face withholding of support.

Read the full announcement here.

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