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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]