Carriers receiving Alternative Connect America Model (Original ACAM, Revised ACAM, ACAM II or Enhanced ACAM) or Alaska Plan support must submit the annual Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Form 507 line count report to USAC by July 1, 2026, through USAC’s new online legacy data collection portal. FCC Form 507 collects carrier line count data by study area in each of the following categories: […]
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) and reported in the  High Cost Universal Broadband (HUBB) portal by Tues., June 30, 2026, and must submit […]
USAC reminds carriers participating in the Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model (Enhanced ACAM) program that they must complete a week of second quarter network speed and latency pre-testing at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) and reported in the  High Cost Universal Broadband (HUBB) portal by Tues., June 30, 2026, and […]
USAC reminds carriers participating in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) and the Bringing Puerto Rico Together (Uniendo a Puerto Rico) Fund and the Connect USVI Fund (PR/USVI Funds) programs that they must obtain new random samples of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) and reported in the High Cost Universal Broadband (HUBB) portal using location IDs […]
USAC reminds all eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) participating in the High Cost and/or Lifeline programs that they must submit and certify Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Form 481 for program year 2027 no later than Wed., July 1, 2026. FCC Form 481, which is accessible through the USAC E-File/Okta One Portal, collects financial and operations information used to validate carrier […]
Carriers subject to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Performance Measures testing framework can now access compliance reports displaying results from network performance measures testing conducted in the first quarter of 2026 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 […]
Carriers participating in the Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model (Enhanced ACAM) program can now access compliance reports displaying results from network performance measures pre-testing conducted in the first quarter of 2026 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 […]
Incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) receiving Intercarrier Compensation (ICC) Recovery support have until Fri., June 26, 2026, to submit their annual access charge tariffs and Tariff Review Plans (TRPs) through USAC’s new online legacy data collection portal. The data submitted in this filing – which carriers must also submit separately to the Federal Communications Commission […]
Connect America Fund (CAF) broadband deployment verification reviews are coming soon for carriers in funds that had 2025 deployment milestones. Now that the March 2, 2026, deadline for carriers to submit and certify their 2025 CAF deployment data in the High Cost Universal Broadband (HUBB) portal has passed, carriers participating in the following funds (as well as ACS) […]
Carriers participating in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) and the Bringing Puerto Rico Together (Uniendo a Puerto Rico) Fund and the Connect USVI Fund (PR/USVI Funds) must resume quarterly network speed and latency testing at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund  (CAF) and reported in the High Cost Universal Broadband (HUBB) portal in the second […]