USAC reminds carriers subject to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) performance measures testing framework that they have until Thurs., Jan. 15, 2026, to submit and certify results from network speed and latency testing conducted in the fourth quarter of 2025 at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) in order to comply […]
USAC reminds carriers participating in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) that they have until Thurs., Jan. 15, 2026, to submit and certify results from network speed and latency pre-testing conducted in the fourth 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 […]
The annual HUBB filing deadline is coming soon. Carriers participating in modernized Connect America Fund (CAF) programs with defined fixed broadband buildout obligations have until March 2, 2026, to file and certify deployment data with USAC’s High Cost Universal Broadband (HUBB) portal showing where they built out mass-market, high-speed Internet service in calendar year 2025 […]
USAC reminds carriers subject to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) performance measures testing framework that they must complete a week of fourth quarter network speed and latency testing at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund  (CAF) by Wed., Dec. 31, 2025, and must submit and certify the results of that testing through […]
USAC reminds carriers participating in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) that they must complete a week of fourth quarter network speed and latency pre-testing at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) by Wed., Dec. 31, 2025, and must submit and certify the results of that pre-testing through the USAC Performance […]
Carriers can now access compliance reports displaying results from network performance measures testing conducted in the third 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 […]
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 third 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 […]
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Starting in 2026, carriers participating in the Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model (Enhanced ACAM) program must conduct quarterly network speed and latency pre-testing at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) in order to comply with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) performance measures testing requirements. Enhanced ACAM carriers may now log into the […]
Carriers participating in the Connect America Fund Phase II Auction (CAF II Auction), Alternative Connect America Cost Model II (ACAM II) and Connect America Fund Broadband Loop Support (CAF BLS) programs must obtain new random samples of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) for ongoing quarterly network speed and latency testing next year in order to […]