In a Public Notice released on May 29, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the interim required locations for the funds listed below.
If you are a Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) recipient, now is the time to review this information to determine if all of the awarded Broadband Serviceable Locations (BSLs) are valid locations and to determine your build out status based on your deployment obligation.
Vantage Point Solutions (VPS) can assist with data gathering and analysis; please reach out to one of our team members.
Initial VPS Industry Alert distributed May 2, 2025:
SUMMARY
On April 29, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an Order providing guidance to Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), Bringing Puerto Rico Together Fund (PR Fund), and Connect USVI Fund carriers that they will be required to certify all Broadband Serviceable Locations (BSL) Fabric (Fabric) where service is offered in the High-Cost Universal Broadband portal (HUBB) by March 2, 2026. In short, for the next HUBB filing carriers will report all locations utilizing Fabric IDs instead of address and geographic coordinates. The Order also waived Performance Measures Testing (PMM) during Q1 and Q2 2026 and certain Letter of Credit (LOC) requirements in limited circumstances.
THIS MAY APPLY TO YOU IF…
- You are a carrier receiving RDOF, PR Fund, or Connect USVI funding.
ACTION ITEMS & TIMELINE
- Review current and future deployment utilizing the Fabric to determine implications. Additional steps such as Broadband Data Collection (BDC) challenges, HUBB changes, and billing updates will need to be addressed in a timely fashion.
- Review your LOC and deployment status to determine if the LOC waiver may apply.
- Prepare for future PMM testing implications utilizing Fabric locations.
NEXT STEPS & VANTAGE POINT ASSISTANCE
Vantage Point’s diverse consulting, mapping, and engineering team can complete a territory review to identify any implications of moving to utilizing the Fabric for your location reporting. Please contact us with any questions or concerns.
