High Cost
About High Cost:
- Overview of the Program
- Overview of the Process
- Site Visits
- Training Events
- Filing Appeals
- Red Light Status (FCC site)
- Requesting Confidential Information
- Understanding Audits
- Understanding Disaggregation
- USAC FCC Filings
High Cost Tools:
Step 4: Safety Net Additive Support (SNA)
Safety Net Additive (SNA) support is a sub-component of High Cost Loop (HCL) support and is available to rural price-cap and rate-of-return incumbent carriers and competitive carriers providing service in the areas of these rural companies.
SNA support is support "above the cap" for incumbent carriers that make significant investment in rural infrastructure in years in which HCL support is capped. SNA support is intended to provide rural carriers with the appropriate incentives to invest in the network infrastructure serving their communities.
Competitive eligible telecommunications carriers (CETCs) receive support on the same per-line basis as the incumbent in whose service area the CETC serves lines.
Filing Requirements
CETCs are not required to submit cost data to receive SNA support. CETCs must file line count data with USAC in the same manner as the incumbent local exchange carrier in whose service area it operates and ensure that it is listed in the Rural Use certification submitted by its state commission or self-certify if not subject to state jurisdiction.
Required Line Count Filings
Required Certification Filings
State regulator certification requirement
If an ETC is not subject to state jurisdiction, it may file a self-certification directly with USAC and the FCC. Filing requirements.
