12/13/24
Wireline Competition Bureau and Office of Economics and Analytics announce results of 2025 Urban Rates Survey for Fixed Voice and Broadband Services, Posting of Survey Data and Explanatory Notes, and Required Minimum Usage Allowance For Eligible Telecommunications Carriers.
Public Notice (DA 24-1250): Word | PDF

7/25/24
WCB Announces Timeline for Completion of 2025 Urban Rates Survey.
Public Notice (DA 24-724): Word | PDF

12/15/23
Wireline Competition Bureau and Office of Economics and Analytics announce results of 2024 Urban Rates Survey for Fixed Voice and Broadband Services, Posting of Survey Data and Explanatory Notes, and Required Minimum Usage Allowance For Eligible Telecommunications Carriers.
Public Notice (DA 23-1172): Word | PDF

08/14/23
WCB Announces Timeline for Completion of 2024 Urban Rates Survey.
Public Notice (DA 23-694): Word | PDF

12/16/22
Wireline Competition Bureau and Office of Economics and Analytics announce results of 2023 Urban Rates Survey for Fixed Voice and Broadband Services, Posting of Survey Data and Explanatory Notes, and Required Minimum Usage Allowance For Eligible Telecommunications Carriers.
Public Notice (DA 22-1338): Word | PDF

8/15/22
WCB Announces Timeline for Completion of 2023 Urban Rates Survey.
Public Notice (DA 22-859): Word | PDF

12/16/21
Wireline Competition Bureau and Office of Economics and Analytics announce results of 2022 Urban Rates Survey for Fixed Voice and Broadband Services, Posting of Survey Data and Explanatory Notes, and Required Minimum Usage Allowance For Eligible Telecommunications Carriers.
Public Notice (DA 21-1588): Word | PDF

7/12/21
WCB Announces Timeline for Completion of 2022 Urban Rates Survey.
Public Notice (DA 21-821): Word | PDF

11/30/20
WCB and OEA Announce Results of 2021 Urban Rate Survey for Fixed Voice and Broadband Services, Posting of Survey Data and Explanatory Notes, and Required Minimum Usage Allowance for Eligible Telecommunications Carriers.
Public Notice (DA 20-1409): Word PDF Text

7/23/20
WCB Announces Timeline for Completion of 2021 Urban Rates Survey.
Public Notice (DA 20-781): Word PDF Text

12/05/19
WCB and OEA Announce Results of 2020 Urban Rate Survey for Fixed Voice and Broadband Services, Posting of Survey Data and Explanatory Notes, and Required Minimum Usage Allowance for Eligible Telecommunications Carriers.
Public Notice (DA 19-1237): Word | PDF | Text

7/24/19
WCB Announces Timeline for Completion of 2020 Urban Rates Survey.
Public Notice (DA 19-696): Word | PDF

12/20/18
WCB Announces Results of 2019 Urban Rate Survey
Public Notice (DA 18-1280): Word | PDF | Text

7/17/18
WCB Announces Timeline for Completion of 2019 Urban Rates Survey.
Public Notice (DA 18-735): Word | PDF

11/08/17
Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Results of 2018 Urban Rate Survey for Fixed Voice and Broadband Services, Posting of Survey Data and Explanatory Notes and Required Minimum Usage Allowance for Broadband Public Interest Obligations.
Public Notice (DA 17-1093): Word | PDF | Text

07/11/17
WCB Announces Timeline for Completion of 2018 Urban Rate Survey
Public Notice (DA 17-667): Word | PDF | Text

07/10/17
WCB Releases Data for CAF BLS and Alaska Plan Competitive Overlap Challenge Processes
Public Notice (DA 17-661): Word | PDF | Text

04/12/17
WCB announces reasonable comparability voice and broadband benchmarks and confirms minimum usage allowance requirements for Alaska Plan rate-of-return carriers and Alaska Communications Systems (ACS).
Public Notice (DA 17-346): Word | PDF | Text

02/14/17
Results of 2017 Urban Rate Survey for Fixed Voice and Broadband Services Released
Public Notice (DA 17-167): Word | PDF | Text

09/22/16
WCB Announces Timeline for Completion of 2017 Urban Rate Survey
Public Notice (DA 16-1074): Word | PDF | Text

04/05/16
Results of 2016 Urban Rate Survey for Fixed Voice and Broadband Services Released
Public Notice (DA 16-362): Word | PDF | Text

12/09/15
URS Deadline Extension
Public Notice (DA 15-1401): Word | PDF | Text

10/30/15
WCB Announces Timeline for Completion of 2016 Urban Rate Survey
Public Notice (DA 15-1234): Word | PDF | Text

04/16/15
Results of 2015 Urban Rate Survey for Fixed Voice and Broadband Services Released
Public Notice (DA 15-470): Word | PDF | Text

10/29/14
Urban Rate Survey Broadband Methodology Released
Order (DA 14-1569): Word | PDF | Text

10/27/14
Timeline for Completion of 2015 Urban Rate Survey Announced
Public Notice (DA 14-1544): Word | PDF | Text

06/30/14
Urban Rate Survey Broadband Data Released
Public Notice (DA 14-944): Word | PDF | Text

04/18/14
Urban Rate Survey Voice Data Released
Public Notice (DA 14-520): Word | PDF | Text
Methodology (PDF) | Data (Excel)

03/20/14
Bureau Seeks Comment on Extending Phase-In of Phone Subsidy Reform
Public Notice (DA 14-384): Word | PDF | Text

01/17/14
Extension of Urban Rate Survey Deadline for Time Warner Cable and AT&T
Order (DA 14-70): Word | PDF | Text

01/17/14
Extension of Urban Rate Survey Deadline for Windstream Corporation
Order (DA 14-66): Word | PDF | Text

01/16/14
Extension of Urban Rate Survey Deadline for Frontier Communications Corp.
Order (DA 14-53): Word | PDF | Text

12/16/13
Timeline for Completion of Urban Rate Survey Announced
Public Notice (DA 13-2400): Word | PDF | Text

04/03/13
Wireline Competition Bureau Adopts Form and Content for Urban Rate Survey
Order (DA 13-598): Word | PDF | Text

07/26/12
Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Comment on Proposed Urban Rate Survey and Issues Relating to Reasonable Comparability Benchmarks and the Local Rate Floor
Public Notice (DA 12-1199): Word | PDF | Text