• Incumbent Carriers
  • Step 1: Understand What is Supported
  • Step 2: Determine Eligibility
  • Step 3: Obtain a USAC Service Provider Identification Number
  • Step 4: Incumbent Filing Requirements
  • Step 5: File Line Count Data
  • Step 6: File Certifications
  • Step 7: Disaggregation Plans
  • Step 8: Report Revenue (Form 499)
• Competitive Carriers
  • Step 1: Understand What is Supported
  • Step 2: Determine Eligibility
  • Step 3: Obtain a USAC Service Provider Identification Number
  • Step 4: Competitive Carrier Filing Requirement
  • Step 5: File Line Count Data
  • Step 6: File Certifications
  • Step 7: Report Revenue (Form 499)
• State Commisions
  • Step 1: Notify USAC of New ETC Designations
  • Step 2: Filing Non-Rural Use Certifications
  • Step 3: Filing Rural Use Certifications
  • Step 4: Filing Annual Rate Comparability Review

About High Cost:

• Overview of the Program
• Overview of the Process
• USAC FCC Filings
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• HCLI Training Events
• Individual Outreach
• Video Tutorials
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• Filing Appeals
• Red Light Status (FCC site)
• Requesting Confidential Information
• Understanding Audits
• Understanding Disaggregation

High Cost Tools:

• Required Forms
• Filing Requirements and Deadlines
• Form 525 Online
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• Wire Center – UNE Zone Mapping
• IAS Maps
• HCM CLLI Tool
• Disaggregation Maps
• Disaggregation Checklist
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• Disbursement Data Search
• Certification Search
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• Latest News
• Submitting A Complaint
• Program Compliance - Whistleblower Hotline

Required Forms

High Cost Forms

The following forms collect data necessary for USAC to administer the High Cost Program. Forms are available in two formats: Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Excel.

High Cost Forms

LSSc Local Switching Support Reporting Worksheet for Cost Companies

Download Worksheet:   38kb  |    16kb Download Instructions:     167kb

LSSa Local Switching Support Reporting Worksheet for Average Schedule Companies

Download Form:    33kb  |     11kb Download Instructions:  167kb

Form 507 Interstate Common Line Support Mechanism Line Count Report

Download Form:    56kb Download Instructions:    258kb

Form 508 ICLS Projected Annual Common Line Revenue Requirement

Download Form:    55kb Download Instructions:    80kb

Form 509 ICLS Annual Common Line Actual Cost Data Collection

Download Form:    51kb Download Instructions:    146kb

Form 525 To be used by competitive carriers to report HCL, LSS, HCM, IAS, and ICLS Line Counts and UNE information

Download Form:    668kb  |     107kb Download Instructions:  144kb Common Form 525 Issues File Form 525 Online Covered Locations Line Count Certification sample letter To be used by CETCs to certify line counts in Covered Locations Download Form:       43kb Guidance for CETCs Serving Covered Locations

 

Certification Sample Letters

IAS Interstate Access Support Annual Certification sample letter

Download Sample Letter:   20kb  | 44kb

ICLS Interstate Common Line Support Certification sample letter

Download Sample Letter:    23kb  |    53kb

 

Notification Sample Letters

SNA Notification Sample Letter Safety Net Additive

Download Average Schedule Company Sample Letter:       10kb Download Cost Company Sample Letter:       10kb

SVS Notification Sample Letter Safety Valve Support

Download Sample Letter:       22kb