Low Income

Step 3: Submit ETC Designation Order

To receive Low Income universal service support, an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) must submit a copy of its ETC designation order from its state utility regulator or the Federal Communications Commission to USAC via fax, e-mail, or regular mail at the address below:

    Universal Service Administrative Company
    Customer Operations
    2000 L Street, NW, Suite 200
    Washington, DC 20036

    Fax: 866-873-4666
    E-mail: ETC Designation Orders
    Toll-Free: 877-877-4925

A new incumbent ETC should submit its ETC order with attachments and supporting documentation to identify the new ETC service area including wire center information.

A new competitive ETC should submit the ETC order with attachments and supporting documentation necessary to identify the new ETC service area within the incumbent service area(s) at the wire center level.

All ETCs must have a Study Area Code (SAC) prior to requesting a Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN). If your ETC needs to request a SAC, please e-mail ETC Designation Orders. An ETC designation order should accompany the SAC request.

All ETCs previously designated to provision wireline service that subsequently are designated to provision wireless service must request a separate SAC. Please submit all SAC requests and supporting documentation to ETC Designation Orders.


Last modified on 2/4/2011