SUMMARY

In a Public Notice released December 30, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the final Enhanced Alternative Connect America Model (E-ACAM) locations and support amounts.

The E-ACAM final location file incorporates:

• All adjudicated challenges to broadband fabric
• All successful broadband speed and availability challenges filed by August 1, 2024
• Updated funding commitment data from the current version of the Broadband Funding Map
• Updated location lists to reflect the deduplication process

WHAT IMPACTS ARE ANTICIPATED

Carriers that accepted E-ACAM support funding can utilize this information to determine the final E-ACAM impacts related to build-out obligations and funding. 

NEXT STEPS & VANTAGE POINT ASSISTANCE

Vantage Point Solutions (VPS) can review your fiscal and deployment impacts and is able to assist with any and all of the following: 

• Calculate and discuss the fiscal implications of E-ACAM support changes at the corporate level (including board education)
• Analysis of the final location support data, including mapping of the final location information
• Operational support, including HUBB reporting due March 2026 (recommend carriers report sooner rather than later) and Performance Measures Testing (PMM) (pre-testing starts in Q1, 2026)