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Step 10: Begin Receipt of Services
Before USAC can pay invoices, the billed entity must confirm: the start date of services, approval of the technology plan, and compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA).
To help USAC ensure that Universal Service Fund support is paid only for services that have actually been delivered, applicants must verify the start date of services and submit a Receipt of Service Confirmation Form (Form 486).
Technology plans must be approved before services start and before the applicant submits the Form 486. Applicants must be able to provide a technology plan approval letter issued by a USAC-certified technology plan approver. If the approval letter is posted on a website, the applicant should print and retain a copy.
CIPA certifications are made on either Form 486 or the Certification by Administrative Authority to Billed Entity of Compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act (Form 479) depending on whether the applicant is the billed entity.
- If the applicant is the billed entity, it must certify on Form 486 that it is in compliance with CIPA or that CIPA does not apply because funding requests are only for telecommunications services.
- If the applicant is not the billed entity, it must submit Form 479 to the billed entity; the billed entity, as the Administrative Authority, then submits Form 486 to USAC with the CIPA certification. Applicants that are not the billed entity do not submit Form 479 to USAC.
Applicants should read Form 486 Filing Information, Form 486 Instructions, and Form 479 Instructions for further information including required filing dates.
