USAC will postpone the transition to SAM.gov banking information to perform additional testing and validation for a smooth stakeholder transition. Once a new transition date is determined, USAC will share that information. August invoices will continue to be paid using USAC’s current process and the banking information included on the FCC Form 498. USAC will […]
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/One Portal 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  Connect […]
Tribal officials can 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 completing the  Tribal Access Request Form and emailing it to the USAC High Cost Division at Form481@usac.org. Tribal officials can also view deployment data for broadband networks supported by […]
USAC reminds carriers subject to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) performance measures testing framework that they have until Wed., July 15, 2026, to submit and certify results from network speed and latency testing conducted in the second quarter of 2026 at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) and reported in the High Cost […]
USAC reminds carriers participating in the Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model (Enhanced ACAM) program that they have until Wed., July 15, 2026, to submit and certify results from network speed and latency pre-testing conducted in the second quarter of 2026 at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) and reported in […]
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 […]