Fund Administration
About Fund Administration:
- Fund Adminstration Overview
- How the Universal Service Fund Works
- Purpose of the Universal Service Fund
- Understanding Audits
Fund Administration Tools:
Registration Requirements
Companies that are beginning to provide telecommunications service are obligated to register with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
New telecommunications carriers must register with the FCC when they begin to provide service by filing the Annual Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet (Form 499-A) with USAC. Registration information includes contributor identification information, regulatory contact information, agent for service of process, and FCC registration and contact information (reported in Blocks 1, 2-A, 2-B, and 2-C of Form 499-A). New carriers must identify an agent for service of process within 30 days of providing service. Upon registration, all carriers must update their information within one week if their contact in Washington, D.C. (the D.C. Agent) changes in Block 2-B. The Form 499-A is due in April each year regardless of contact changes.
Companies cannot register by filing only a Quarterly Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet (Form 499-Q) (the quarterly projection form). If a Form 499-Q is submitted as the first filing, USAC will contact the company about filing a Form 499-A before it can be considered registered.
