This tutorial provides applicants in the Universal Service Fund Schools and Libraries Program with information on how to prepare and submit a Form 471 using the interview version of the form available online.

Time – 23 minutes

This tutorial provides information to service providers participating in the Universal Service Fund’s Rural Health Care Program. The webinar presents an overview of the funding process, information on competitive bidding, the main service provider Form 498, and other topics of interest to service providers.

This tutorial shows applicants in the Universal Service Fund’s Schools and Libraries program how to file FCC Form 486, Receipt of Service Confirmation Form, to indicate that a billed entity is receiving, is scheduled to receive, or has received service in the relevant Funding Year from the named service provider(s) on its Form 471.

Time – 50 minutes

This video shows Form 499-A filers in the federal Universal Service Fund tips and best practices for filing the form including who uses the form, examples of data entries, and USF billing processes.

This tutorial shows ETCs how to file the Online FCC Form 497, the Lifeline and Link Up Worksheet, used in the Universal Service Fund Low Income Program. It shows examples for Lifeline, Link Up, and Toll Limitation Service.

In this tutorial, service providers that participate in one or more of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Programs for High Cost, Low Income, Rural Health Care, or Schools & Libraries will learn how to establish new users for the E-File System and assign user entitlements to them to fill out online USF forms.

This tutorial provides applicants in the Universal Service Fund Schools and Libraries Program with information on how to calculate program discounts using alternative mechanisms.

This tutorial provides applicants in the Universal Service Fund Schools and Libraries Program with information on how to calculate program discounts based on the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).

This tutorial provides information on how to change your Company Officer or General Contact online using USAC’s E-File System to revise your FCC Form 498 (Service Provider Identification Number and Contact Information Form). Form 498 is used by service providers to provide contact and remittance information for USF payments for each of the programs they participate in (High Cost, Low Income, Rural Health Care, Schools & Libraries).

This tutorial provides competitive eligible telecommunications carriers (CETCs) in the Universal Service Fund High Cost Program with information on how to prepare and submit their line count data using the Online Form 525.