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Carriers Must Submit and Certify Results from Q3 Network Testing by Oct. 15

USAC reminds carriers that they have until Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, to submit and certify results from network speed and latency testing conducted in the third 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. […]

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Carriers Must Submit and Certify Results from Q3 Network Pre-Testing by Oct. 15

USAC reminds carriers participating in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) that they have until Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, to submit and certify results from network speed and latency pre-testing conducted in the third 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 […]

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Q3 Performance Measures Testing Must Be Complete by Sept. 30

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

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Q3 Performance Measures Pre-Testing Must Be Complete by Sept. 30

USAC reminds carriers participating in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) that they must complete a week of third quarter network speed and latency testing at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) by Tues., Sept. 30, 2025, and must submit and certify the results of that testing through the USAC Performance Measures Module […]

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Annual ETC Certification Due by Oct. 1

State utility commissions and carriers that self certify must complete the annual certification of eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) receiving High Cost support by Wed.,Oct. 1, 2025, to ensure continued carrier participation in the High Cost program. Failure to complete this certification by the Oct. 1 deadline may result in loss of High Cost funding for carriers […]

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Webinar: Avoiding Common Audit Findings

Please join USAC on Thursday, October 30th from 2:00 PM ET to 3:00 PM ET to learn how to avoid common findings of High Cost beneficiary audits. In this session, USAC’s High Cost and Internal Audit staff will discuss common carrier errors discovered during beneficiary audits. Register Here

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]