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Step 3: Form 470 Receipt Notification Letter

Sample Letter

Applicants receive a Receipt Notification Letter upon successful posting of a Description of Services Requested and Certification Form (Form 470) on the USAC website. The RNL includes important deadlines and reminders. 

Applicants should carefully review the Form 470 RNL and determine whether they need to make corrections to their Form 470.

When an applicant detects data entry or ministerial and clerical errors have occurred they may make allowable corrections to their Form 470 without posting a new Form 470.  The applicant must make the correction on the RNL Allowable Correction Section and submit the correction to USAC within 15 days of the postmark date of the RNL.

If a non-allowable correction on the Form 470 is identified, the applicant must post and certify a new Form 470 within the filing window. When posting a new Form 470, keep in mind the Form 470 must be posted at least 28 days prior to signing a contract or selecting a service provider.

Options for RNL Corrections

If you would like to correct ministerial or clerical errors on your Form 470, you can mark up your copy of the Form 470 Receipt Notification Letter (RNL) and mail it back to USAC. The RNL includes detailed instructions and the mailing address for submitting any corrections.

We now have both email and fax options if you prefer to use them to submit corrections.

• To email corrections, scan the appropriate pages of the RNL and email the resulting document to:
  
  

  470RNLcorrections@sl.universalservice.org
  
  Remember to sign and date the pages of the RNL. Also, in the text of the email, include your Form 470 Application Number, your Billed Entity Name and Billed Entity Number, and your name and contact information (email, fax, and/or phone).

• To fax corrections, use the following fax number:
  
  

  (973) 599-6526

  Remember to sign and date the pages of the RNL. Also, on the fax cover sheet, include your Form 470 Application Number, your Billed Entity Name and Billed Entity Number, and your name and contact information (email, fax, and/or phone).

• View a sample Form 470 Receipt Notification Letter