USAC to Update FCC Form 498

USAC will update the FCC Form 498 on November 16, 2022 to require service providers to have an active SAM.gov assigned Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) in order to submit a new FCC Form 498 or modify an existing Form 498.

After this deployment, the FCC Form 498 system (E-File) will only accept the UEI if the following criteria are met: 

• The SAM.gov registration for your entity is active, 
• The Employer Identification Number (EIN) for the UEI matches the EIN for the FCC Registration Number, and 
• The EIN for the UEI matches the EIN on the FCC Form 498.

This update will only affect service providers that must submit a new FCC Form 498 or revise their current FCC Form 498 after the update. 

USF program recipients will continue as normal without full entity SAM.gov registration. However, USF Program recipients that receive direct payments will be required to complete the full entity registration when the transition to using SAM.gov for payment information is made by the U.S. Treasury in 2023.

Additional information may be found in the September 15, 2022 E-Rate News Brief.