July 15, 2026
July Monthly System Maintenance
USAC will perform monthly system maintenance on Friday, July 17, from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. ET.
The production environments of the following systems are impacted:
- National Verifier Portal
- National Verifier Carrier API Â
- National Lifeline Accountability Database (NLAD)
- Lifeline Claims System (LCS)
- Representative Accountability Database (RAD)Â
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Note: All scheduled maintenance dates for NV and NLAD are available on the USAC website.
July 9, 2026
Relief to Lifeline Participants Affected by Bavi Weather Events
On July 8, 2026, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an Order that temporarily waives the non-usage, de-enrollment for non-usage, recertification, and de-enrollment for failure to recertify requirements under the Lifeline rules for participants in the Affected Disaster Areas in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (“Affected Disaster Areas”). The waiver period under this Order runs through August 31, 2026.
Subscribers residing in the Affected Disaster Areas and who are subject to the non-usage rule will have 30 days (beginning on September 1, 2026) to use their Lifeline service. If the subscriber does not use their service during the 30-day period, the 15-day notice period will begin on October 1, 2026, and end on October, 15, 2026.
If USAC has already conducted recertification outreach, USAC will not conduct de-enrollments for any subscriber who otherwise would have been de-enrolled, and was not actually de-enrolled, after July 2, 2026. USAC aims to send new outreach to these subscribers at the end of this waiver period and give these subscribers 60 days to complete their recertification activity.
If the Bavi Weather Events significantly impacts an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier’s (ETC’s) ability to complete an ongoing Lifeline audit, the Bureau will consider requests for extension of any relevant deadlines on a case-by-case basis.
June 25, 2026
Reminder: Form 481 Due July 1, 2026
The 2026 annual FCC Form 481 filing window deadline is Wednesday, July 1, 2026. The FCC Form 481 collects financial and operations information. Eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) participating in the High Cost and/or Lifeline programs must annually file the FCC Form 481 in accordance with C.F.R. § 54.313 (High Cost) and 47 C.F.R. § 54.422 (Lifeline/High Cost and Lifeline-only).
All ETCs participating in Lifeline must file and certify the form, even if the provider is not seeking Lifeline support. All outstanding and future Lifeline reimbursements will be withheld from ETCs who do not file FCC Form 481 by July 1, 2026, until the ETC files the required form.
For more information on the FCC Form 481, see our April 1 and June 8 bulletins, watch the most recent webinar or visit our File FCC Form 481 page.
June 24, 2026
June Monthly System Maintenance
USAC will perform a scheduled monthly system maintenance on Friday, June 26, from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. ET on Saturday, June 27.
The production environments of the following systems are impacted:
- National Verifier Portal
- National Verifier Carrier API Â
- National Lifeline Accountability Database (NLAD)
- Lifeline Claims System (LCS)
- Representative Accountability Database (RAD)
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Note: All scheduled maintenance dates for NV and NLAD are available on the USAC website.
