For ILECs and state commissions wishing
to submit updated Study Area Boundary data, please contact StudyAreaBoundaries@fcc.gov
for further instructions.
Overview: The FCC collects data on the study area boundaries of all incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) to use in the implementation of certain universal service reforms adopted in the USF/ICC Transformation Order.
Study Area Boundary Data Recertification Resources
- Instructions for ILEC Recertifications
- Study Area Boundary State Commission Recertification Statement
- Login with an existing Username/Password
- Create a new account
- Reset your password
- Update your profile
- Study Area Boundary Map Navigation
Orders and Other Releases
05/16/23
Biennial Recertifications of Study Area Boundary Data Are Due No Later Than June 30, 2023
Public Notice (DA 23-416): Word | PDF | Text
05/11/21
Biennial Recertifications of Study Area Boundary Data Are Due No Later Than June 30, 2021
Public Notice (DA 21-552): Word | PDF | Text
06/05/17
Wireline Competition Bureau Extends The Filing Deadline for Study Area Boundary Changes to June 30, 2017
Public Notice (DA 17-543): Word | PDF | Text
04/10/15
Wireline Competition Bureau Publishes Map of Study Areas for Use in Alternative Connect America Cost Model
Public Notice (DA 15-429): Word | PDF | Text
03/12/15
Deadline for Study Area Boundary Changes Extended to March 23, 2015
Public Notice (DA 15-321): Word | PDF | Text
01/09/14
Study Area Boundary Revision Filing Deadline Extended to March 17, 2014
Order (DA 14-28): Word | PDF | Text
12/02/13
Wireline Competition Bureau Publishes Online Map of Submitted Study Area Boundaries, Announces Procedures for Filing Revised Data
Public Notice (DA 13-2296): Word | PDF | Text
07/13
Geographic Variable Values for Carriers with Study Area Boundary Waivers Approved after March 26, 2013 (Excel)
04/26/13
Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Brief Delay in Activation of Study Area Boundary Collection Site
Public Notice (DA 13-954): Word | PDF | Text
04/25/13
Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Deadline for Submission of Study Area Boundary Waivers
Public Notice (DA 13-904): Word | PDF | Text
04/17/13
Wireline Competition Bureau Releases List of Study Area Boundaries Being Filed by State Commissions
Public Notice (DA 13-775): Word | PDF | Text
Attachment: Excel | PDF | Text
03/18/13
Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Procedures and Deadlines for Submission of Study Area Boundaries
Public Notice (DA 13-456): Word | PDF | TXT
Erratum: Word
Shapefile Template: ZIP
Description of Field Names in Shapefile Template (Readme file): TXT
CLLI Code Template* (Exchange Boundary Submissions): Excel | TXT | PDF
CLLI Code Template* (Wire Center Boundary Submissions): Excel | TXT | PDF
*Filers should submit CLLI code data in a .csv file.
02/26/13
Wireline Competition Bureau modifies and clarifies, on its own motion, certain rules for the study area boundary data collection.
Order on Reconsideration (DA 13-282): Word | PDF
11/06/2012
Wireline Competition Bureau adopts rules for the collection of study area boundary data.
Report and Order (DA 12-1777): Word | PDF
06/01/2012
Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on the requirements and procedures for collecting study area boundary data.
Public Notice (DA 12-868): Word | PDF
Study Area Boundary Data
- Map of Submitted Study Area Boundaries (April 2022)
- Download Study Area Boundary Shapefiles (ZIP)
- Download Study Area Boundary – Census Block Overlaps (ZIP) (September 2019)
- Download Rate-of-Return Study Area Housing Unit, Land Area and Density Data (Excel) (2016)
- Download Rate-of-Return Study Area Housing Unit, Land Area and Density Data (Excel) (2018)