Federal Communications Commission
Explanation of Non-Substantive Changes to OMB Control Number: 3060-0855:
FCC Form 499-A
FCC Form 499-Q
Instructions to FCC Form 499-A
Instructions to FCC Form 499-Q
Purpose of this Submission: This submission is being made for proposed non-substantive changes to an existing information collection pursuant to 44 U.S.C. § 3507. This submission seeks to update (i) FCC Form 499-A; (ii) the accompanying instructions to FCC Form 499-A; (iii) FCC Form 499-Q; and (iv) the accompanying instructions to FCC Form 499-Q. On April 4, 2025, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) issued a Public Notice seeking comment on the proposed modifications (DA 25-308).
Summary of Proposed Updates to the 2026 FCC Form 499-A and FCC Form 499-Q, where applicable, and instructions:
Date Changes: Dates are updated throughout the Forms 499 and instructions. References to “2025” are changed to “2026” and references to “2024” are changed to “2025.”
Clarifications and Stylistic Changes: In a number of instances, additional non-substantive clarifications and minor stylistic changes, such as typos and spacing are also made.
Summary of Proposed Changes to the 2026 FCC Form 499-A Instructions:
Page 30 is updated to clarify that support received from the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program should no longer be included on line 308.
Page 35 is updated to clarify that tower leases should be included on Line 418 as non-telecommunications service revenues.
Page 43 is updated to clarify that a traffic study should be conducted in 2025 for the revenues listed in the 2026 499-A.
Page 53 is updated to note that the circularity factor will be adjusted and updated in the Form 499-A instructions based upon the quarterly contribution factors subsequent to the Fourth Quarter 2025 contribution factor announcement.
Summary of Proposed Changes to the 2026 Form 499-Q Instructions:
Circularity Factor Update: Page 5 is updated to note that the circularity factor will be adjusted and updated in the Form 499-Q instructions based upon the quarterly contribution factors subsequent to the Fourth Quarter 2025 contribution factor announcement.
Attachment 1: Proposed changes to Form 499-A
Attachment 2: Proposed changes to Form 499-A Instructions
Attachment 3: Proposed changes to Form 499-Q
Attachment 4: Proposed changes to Form 499-Q Instructions
| File Type | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document |
| File Title | CHANGES TO FORM 499-A |
| Author | Didi |
| File Modified | 0000-00-00 |
| File Created | 2025-11-16 |