The FCC’s Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) and Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) have initiated the urban rate survey for 2026. The information collected in this survey will be used to develop voice and broadband reasonable comparability benchmarks that will be in place in 2026. The Commission will collect the rates offered by a random sample of providers of fixed services identified using December 2024 data filed in the FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC). Notifications that a provider is required to complete a survey will be sent via email to each selected provider’s BDC contact person and certifying official on or about July 7, 2025. Completed surveys will be due no later than August 15, 2025.
