December 18, 2025
Compliance Reports Now Available for Third Quarter Network Testing
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 upload and download speed tests and latency tests conducted in the third quarter that met the network performance standards established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) performance measures compliance framework. Please see PMM Compliance Calculations for a detailed explanation of how the PMM calculates compliance.
Third quarter compliance reports are now available in the PMM for carriers participating in the following funds (as well as ACS):
First and second quarter compliance reports also remain available in the PMM for carriers in these funds.
USAC encourages carriers to check these quarterly compliance reports to find out if they are at risk of being in the compliance gap for the first, second and/or third quarters of 2025 either because they have not submitted all required test data or because their speed and latency test results did not meet FCC standards. Carriers that have not yet submitted all mandatory test data – that is all test data for each obligated speed tier for the full sample of selected subscriber locations for each of the three quarters – should submit and certify the missing data as soon as possible to reduce the impact on future support payments. And carriers that are at risk of being out of compliance because their speed and latency test results did not meet FCC standards can potentially get back into compliance by submitting passing quarterly results going forward.
USAC also reminds carriers in all  these funds (and ACS) that they must complete a week of fourth quarter speed and latency testing at a random sample of CAF-supported broadband locations with active subscribers by Dec. 31, 2025, and must submit and certify all fourth quarter test results in the PMM no later than Jan. 15, 2026. Carriers that fail to submit and certify all fourth quarter test data for all obligated speed tiers for the full sample of subscriber locations selected for testing by the Jan. 15, 2065, deadline will face a reduction in support that will not be restored. (See FCC DA 25-289 ). Carriers that did not conduct network performance measures testing during the fourth quarter for any reason, including lack of active subscribers to test, and therefore do not have test data to submit and certify, must notify the FCC and USAC no later than Jan. 15, 2026, by emailing ConnectAmerica@fcc.gov and hccerts@usac.org.
Read the full announcement here.
December 18, 2025
Compliance Reports Now Available for Third 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 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 upload and download speed tests and latency tests conducted in the third quarter that met the network performance standards established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) performance measures compliance framework.
First and second quarter compliance reports also remain available for RDOF carriers in the PMM.
USAC encourages carriers to check these quarterly compliance reports to confirm that they submitted all required pre-test data for each of the three quarters and to find out if their pre-test results met FCC speed and latency standards. Please see PMM Compliance Calculations for a detailed explanation of how the PMM calculates compliance. Carriers that have not yet submitted all mandatory test pre-data – that is all test data for each obligated speed tier for the full sample of selected subscriber locations for each of the three quarters – should submit and certify the missing pre-data as soon as possible to minimize potential withholding of support.
USAC also reminds RDOF carriers that they have until Dec. 31, 2025, to complete a week of fourth quarter network pre-testing at a random sample of CAF-supported broadband locations with active subscribers, and must submit and certify all fourth quarter pre-test results for each obligated speed tier for the full sample of subscriber locations selected for testing in the PMM no later than Jan. 15, 2026. RDOF carriers that fail to submit and certify all fourth quarter pre-test data for all obligated speed tiers for the full sample of selected locations in the PMM by the Jan. 15, 2026, deadline will face withholding of support. (See FCC DA 25-289 ). Carriers that did not conduct network performance measures pre-testing during the fourth quarter for any reason, including lack of active subscribers to test, and therefore do not have test data to submit and certify, must notify the FCC and USAC no later than Jan. 15, 2026, by emailing ConnectAmerica@fcc.gov and hccerts@usac.org.
Read the full announcement here.
December 4, 2025
Service Provider Payment System Unavailable December 13
Service providers will not be able to make payments using E-File on Saturday, December 13 from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. ET due to maintenance on the Pay.gov system. We apologize for any inconvenience.
November 19, 2025
Webinar: Avoiding Common Audit Findings
Please join USAC on Friday, December 12, 2025, from 2:00 PM ET to 3:00 PM ET to learn how to avoid common findings of High Cost beneficiary audits. Register Here
November 18, 2025
Coming in 2026: Performance Measures Testing
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 USAC Performance Measures Module (PMM), the USAC system that supports the FCC performance measures compliance framework, to generate their random samples of subscriber locations for quarterly pre-testing beginning in the first quarter of 2026.
USAC strongly encourages Enhanced ACAM carriers to begin this process as soon as possible – starting by updating their broadband deployment data in the High Cost Universal Broadband (HUBB) portal to be as complete and accurate as possible – before then uploading their subscriber location data into the PMM and generating their random samples for pre-testing. See steps below.
Please join USAC from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST on Thurs., Jan. 8, 2026, for a webinar overview of the FCC performance measures testing requirements and the process for generating random samples of broadband subscriber locations for testing, as well as a walk-though of the PMM and a preview of upcoming changes to certification functionality in the system. Register here.
Read the full announcement here.
