Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Part 54 [Connect America Fund et al.; WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 18-143, 19-126; AU Docket No. 20-34; DA 25-32; FR ID 280111] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final action. SUMMARY: The Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB or the Bureau) adopts the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric (Fabric), the most up-to-date and comprehensive source for identifying broadband serviceable locations (BSLs), as the basis it will rely on for generally verifying compliance with high-cost program deployment obligations and for adjusting the location obligations for certain high-cost support mechanisms. DATES: Effective April 4, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, please contact, Heidi Lankau, Attorney Advisor, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at Heidi.Lankau@fcc.gov or 202-418-7400. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Bureau's Order ( Order ) in WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 18-143, 19-126 and AU Docket No. 20-34; DA 25-32, adopted and released on January 10, 2025. The full text of this document is available at the following internet address: https://www.fcc.gov/​document/​wcb-adopts-use-fabric-update-and-verify-high-cost-obligations . Synopsis The Bureau adopts its proposal to use the Fabric as the data source to verify compliance with deployment obligations for high-cost support mechanisms when the Bureau conducts compliance reviews. The Bureau also adopts…