Viewing FRN Data

Viewing Form 470 and Form 471 (FRN) data is one of the major advantages of BroadbandHub. Using a modern design, BroadbandHub has optimized the process to make the information easier to view and understand. This page will help you locate specific Form 471s and navigate their details page to streamline your data collection.

Finding the FRN Page

The first step is to locate the 471 Form that you’re looking for. You can do this by using BroadbandHub’s 471 search page. This page has many filters allowing for quick location of the desired forms. BroadbandHub also comes equiped with Region and Template features, allowing a user to save their preferences for future searches.

Search Instructions

1. Click on the 471 search tab on the left-hand side of the page
2. Search for a Form 471 by applying filters
   • Entity Name/Number
   • App/FRN Number
   • Consultant Name/Number
   • Service provider Name/Number
   • Funding years: Select the years of the form
   • Funding Status: Select filters for the status of the Form 471
     • Pending
     • Funded
     • Denied
     • Cancelled
   • Category of service: Select the type of service asked by the form.
     • Category 1
     • Category 2
   • States: Limit the search to forms from specific states
   • Dates: Enter date ranges for various fields of the form
     • Award Date
     • Extended Expiration Date
     • Service Delivery Deadline
     • Service Start Date
     • Contract Expiration Date
     • Actual Start Date
     • Last Date to Invoice
     • FCDL Letter Date
     • User-generated FCDL Date
     • Revised RCDL Date
     • Last Modified Timestamp
   • Wave Number
   • Function type
   • Product Type
   • Purpose type
   • Special construction
   • ECF
   • Order By: Personalize the order in which forms appear
3. Click on the desired form to view its basic information in a drop-down

Finding the Form 471
After applying filters, the search function will display a list of Form 471s that best suit the filters. The list displays important information to allow for quick viewing and selection.

• Category of Service
• Status
• State
• Application Number
• FRN
• Applicant
• Service Provider
• Total Cost
• Contract Expiration

Look for the desired form and click on it to view its basic information in a drop-down. This drop-down displays the most important information for quick in-search viewing, saving time and effort to view key information. The information displayed is as follows:

• Funcing Request Number
• Form Nickname
• Service Provider Number
• Service Type
• The Requested and Committed values of certain costs:
  • Total Cost
  • Funding Commitment Request
  • Discount Percentage
  • Monthly Costs
  • One-Time Costs
  • Total Disbursement Amount

To view the FRN Details page for even more information, click on the View FRN Details link at the bottom-left of the drop-down.

Navigating the FRN Page

The FRN Page is the optimal place to quickly view key information about the FRN. In the upper-right, there is a way to toggle between the Original and Current form of the FRN. There are 5 key tabs in order to quickly find the desired information.

Basic Information

The Basic Information tab is the place to view the information about the form and the entity that filed the request.

Basic Information contains:

• Application Information
  • Displays basic information of the FRN.
    • Form 470
    • Form 471
    • Funding Year
    • Status
    • Category of Service
    • Service Type
    • Nickname
• Billed Entity
  • Displays the information about the entity that filed the Form 470 and FRN.
    • Name
    • Address
    • Phone Number
    • Billed Entity Number
    • FCC Registration Number
• Service Provider Details
  • Details about the contracted service provider.
    • Service Provider Name
    • Service Provider Number
• Forms
  • List of forms connected to the FRN. Contains a link to the associated Form 470.
    • Form 470
    • Form 471
• Costs
  • Displays Reuqested and Committed of the costs associated with the FRN.
    • Total Cost
    • Funding Commitment Request
    • Discount Percentage
    • Total Disbursement Amount
• Narratives
  • Shows the narratives.
• Dates
  • Dates of important information given in the FRN.
    • Contract Award Date
    • 486 Start Date
    • 471 Start Date
    • Wave Date
    • FCDL Date
    • Date User Generated FCDL
    • Revised FCDL Date
    • Service Delivery Deadline
    • Last Date to Invoice
    • Contract Expiration Date
    • Extended Contract Expiration Date
• Additional Information
  • Other information that may be useful.
    • Invoicing Mode
    • Wave Sequence Number
    • Appeal Wave Number
    • Billing Account Number
    • Remaining Contract Extension
    • Total Remaining Contract Length
• Fiber Request Key Information
  • Information about the Fiber requested.
    • Fiber Type
    • Fiber Sub Type
    • Equipment Leased
• Contacts
  • Contacts of the person who files the Form 471
    • Authorized Person
    • Main Contact

Disbursements

Timeline of the FRN’s money disbursement.

Consultants

Displays the Consultants listed on the FRN.

Documents

See also: Finding Documents

This tab contains the document from the official USAC website. This is useful for people and organizations that want to see information that is not selected as really important by BroadbandHub. This tab also includes the RFPs and Associated Form 471 Documents for Form 470 applications that have already been decided.

Documents Contains:

• Form 471 Documents
  • Click View Document to go to the official USAC website and view the Original Form 471.
• Original Form 470
  • Click View Document to go to the official USAC website and view the Original Form 470.
• Current Form 470
  • Click View Document to go to the official USAC website and view the Current Form 470.
• RFPs
  • Download the RFP files.

Line Items

This tab contains important information about each line item contained in the FRN form.

Line Items Contains:

• Product and Service Details
  • Function Type
  • Product Type
  • Purpose Type
• Bandwith Speed
  • Upload Speed
  • Download Speed
  • Burstable Speed
• Connection Information
  • Includes Firewall Services
  • Direct Connection
  • Provides WAN
• Monthly Costs
  • Monthly Recurring Unit Cost
  • Monthly Recurring Unit Ineligible Costs
  • Monthly Recurring Unit Eligible Costs
  • Monthly Quantity
  • Total Monthly Eligible Recurring Costs
  • Months of Service
  • Total Eligible Recurring Costs
• One-Time Costs
  • One-time Unit Cost
  • Ont-time Ineligible Unit Cost
  • One-time Eligible Unit Cost
  • One-time Quantity
  • Total Eligible One-time Costs
• Costs Summary
  • Total Eligible Recurring Costs
  • Total Eligible One-time Costs
  • Pre-Discount Extended Eligible Line Item Cost
• Equipment Details
  • Manufacturer
  • Other Manufacturer Description
  • Equipment Model
  • Installation included in price?
  • Leased or Non-Purchased Agreement?
  • Unit Name

Recipients of Service

The Recipients of Service tab organizes and displays the recipients of each line item. Click on a line item to view a list of associated entities to receive the service.