The FCC has released a public notice providing guidance to carriers that receive Universal Service Fund (USF) High Cost support on engagement and coordination with state broadband offices and Tribal governments to determine eligibility of locations for broadband network funding under the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program and generally avoid duplicative federal broadband […]

Carriers participating in the new Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model (Enhanced ACAM) program may now submit their cybersecurity and supply chain risk management plans to USAC through the E-File/Okta One Portal. USAC will inform Enhanced ACAM carriers when they can certify their submissions, which will occur after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) receives Paperwork […]

Please join USAC on Thursday, October 26th from 3:00 PM ET to 4:00 PM ET to learn how to avoid common findings of High Cost beneficiary audits. In this session, USAC’s High Cost and Internal Audit staff will discuss common carrier errors discovered during beneficiary audits. Register Here

Tribal governments may now access the most recent FCC Form 481 filings submitted by telecommunications carriers that serve their lands with financing from the Universal Service Fund (USF) High Cost program, as well as deployment data for broadband networks supported by the Connect America Fund. The High Cost Program ensures universal availability of essential telecommunications […]

State utility commissions may now access the most recent FCC Form 481 filings for carriers under their jurisdiction through the 54.314 certification filing system in E-File, and state-level deployment data for broadband service supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) through the Connect America Fund Broadband Map, or CAF Map. State utility commissions rely on Form […]

USAC has released an updated version of the Connect America Fund Broadband Map – CAF Map – an interactive online map that shows the impact of the Connect America Fund (CAF) on broadband expansion to close the digital divide in rural America. The Connect America Fund – a centerpiece of the federal Universal Service Fund […]

Some Universal Service Fund program applicants choose to employ consultants during the program application process. Please be advised that USAC does not affiliate or endorse individual consultants to support Universal Service Fund program applicants. Consultants who work with USF program applicants may not state or imply that their services are endorsed or recommended by USAC. […]

USAC is reminding all carriers that completed their first year of official network speed and latency testing in 2022 that they must file and certify results from testing conducted in all four quarters of the year at a random sample of broadband subscriber locations supported by the Connect America Fund (CAF) in the USAC Performance […]

USAC reminds all eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) participating in the High Cost and/or Lifeline programs that they must file and certify Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Form 481 for program year 2024 by July 3, 2023. FCC Form 481, which collects financial and operations information used to validate carrier support, is accessible through the USAC E-file/Okta […]

USAC has released an updated version of the Connect America Fund Broadband Map – CAF Map – an interactive online map that shows the impact of the Connect America Fund (CAF) on broadband expansion to close the digital divide in rural America. The Connect America Fund – a centerpiece of the federal Universal Service Fund (USF) High Cost […]