Datasets:

tensorust
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caf-buildout-shortfall-sample

---
license: other
license_name: tensorust-sample-license
license_link: https://tensorust.com/datasets/caf-buildout-shortfall/
pretty_name: "CAF Buildout Shortfall Register (free sample)"
language:
- en
tags:
- tensorust
- sample
- telecom-fcc
- government-data
- finance
size_categories:
- n<1K
configs:
- config_name: sample
  data_files:
  - split: train
    path: sample.csv
- config_name: summary
  data_files:
  - split: train
    path: summary_by_state.csv
---

# CAF Buildout Shortfall Register: free sample (Tensorust LLC)

Every USF high-cost study area's buildout milestone, the locations short, and the support tied to the shortfall.

**Headline:** 225 of 2,797 high-cost study areas reported fewer deployed locations than their latest milestone requires: 245,815 locations short, tied to $269.6M of support at each area's own support per obligated location.

This repository is a **free teaser**, not the dataset. It holds 25 example rows and a summary table with no names in it. The full file has **2,797 rows** and is sold by Tensorust LLC: **[https://tensorust.com/datasets/caf-buildout-shortfall/](https://tensorust.com/datasets/caf-buildout-shortfall/)**.

## Files here

| file | what it is |
|---|---|
| `sample.csv` | 25 rows of the full file (the same sample shown on tensorust.com) |
| `summary_by_state.csv` | row counts and totals by state across the full file, no entity names (groups with fewer than 3 rows are folded into "Other") |

## Summary by state (largest groups)

| State | rows | Shortfall locations |
|---|---|---|
| IA | 346 | 1,074 |
| MN | 152 | 1,352 |
| TX | 136 | 6,080 |
| OK | 114 | 2,838 |
| IL | 114 | 2,933 |
| WI | 111 | 4,607 |
| MO | 102 | 6,090 |
| NY | 88 | 2,621 |
| MI | 77 | 27,032 |
| NE | 74 | 410 |
| OH | 73 | 7,075 |
| KS | 73 | 99 |
| TOTAL | 2,797 | 245,815 |

Full table: `summary_by_state.csv`.

## What the full file has

- 2,797 rows
- Key fields: state, fund, study_area_code, holding_company, carrier, latest_filing_year, obligated_speed_tier, milestone_percentage, milestone_locations_required, locations_deployed_cumulative
- Parquet and CSV, a README with sources, method and limits, and the build script
- Free 25-row sample (no personal contact data)

Coverage: Every fund, study area and speed tier in USAC's milestone dataset, latest filing year per row (mostly the 2025 HUBB filing). USAC data fetched Nov 6 2026 (2025 filing year)

### Columns in the full file

| column | meaning |
|---|---|
| `state` | State |
| `fund` | High-cost fund |
| `study_area_code` | USAC study area code |
| `holding_company` | Holding company |
| `carrier` | Carrier |
| `latest_filing_year` | Latest HUBB filing year |
| `obligated_speed_tier` | Obligated speed tier |
| `milestone_percentage` | Milestone percent of total obligation |
| `milestone_locations_required` | Locations required at the milestone |
| `locations_deployed_cumulative` | Locations deployed, cumulative |
| `shortfall_locations` | Locations short of the milestone |
| `pct_of_milestone` | Deployed divided by required |
| `support_disbursed_cumulative` | Cumulative high-cost support disbursed for the study area and fund |
| `full_obligation_est` | Estimated total location obligation (milestone divided by milestone percent) |
| `support_per_obligated_location` | Cumulative support divided by the study area's total estimated obligation across speed tiers |
| `support_at_shortfall` | Support attributable to the shortfall |
| `in_shortfall` | True when short of the milestone |
| `hc_shortfall_locations` | Holding company total shortfall locations |
| `hc_support_at_shortfall` | Holding company total support at shortfall |
| `hc_study_areas` | Holding company study areas |
| `hc_rdof_cafauc_money_at_risk` | Holding company RDOF and CAF II Auction money at risk for the Dec 31 2026 milestone (Tensorust usf-high-cost-milestones build) |
| `hc_withhold_2027_pace` | Holding company support withheld in 2027 at the 2025 build pace (same build) |
| `ontology_oid` | Tensorust ontology organization id (name match) |
| `source` | USAC Open Data milestone record |

## Get the full file

| tier | price | includes |
|---|---|---|
| Carrier fleet file | from $950 | One holding company: every study area with required and deployed locations, shortfall, support received, support attributable to the shortfall and the USAC source link. $950 (under $50K at risk), $1,900 ($50K to $250K), $4,500 ($250K to $1M), $9,500 ($1M to $5M), $14,500 ($5M and up). |
| State register | $2,500 | Every high-cost study area in one state across all funds (ACAM, ACAM II, CAF II, CAF II Auction, CAF-BLS, EACAM, RDOF, AK Plan, RBE), for PUC staff and state broadband offices. |
| Full market dataset | $25,000 a year | All 2,797 study-area milestone rows nationwide with holding-company roll-ups, refreshed after the March 1 2027 HUBB filing and as USAC posts payments. For carrier counsel, lenders, acquirers and state offices. |

Email **mattbusel@tensorust.com** with the tier and a billing contact, and we will send a proper invoice (ACH or card). The file is delivered once the invoice is paid. Details and the live sample: [https://tensorust.com/datasets/caf-buildout-shortfall/](https://tensorust.com/datasets/caf-buildout-shortfall/). All datasets: https://tensorust.com/datasets/

## Method and limits

Take the latest filing per fund, study area and speed tier, compare cumulative deployed locations with the milestone requirement, divide cumulative support by the estimated total obligation, multiply by the shortfall, roll up per holding company, join to the ontology by normalized name.

Not an FCC recovery order or the exact recovery amount (the rule applies tiered withholding and multipliers, and carriers can still build before a final milestone), not a HUBB filing, no regulatory advice, no contact data. Locations deployed in 2026 are not reported until the March 1 2027 filing.

## Sources

- USAC Open Data: high-cost milestones (99nv-p7fk) and support disbursed (hghw-69cg), fetched Nov 6 2026
- 47 CFR 54.320(d) milestone compliance and support recovery
- Tensorust usf-high-cost-milestones build (RDOF and CAF II Auction money at risk)

## License

The sample and summary here are free to view, analyze and cite with attribution to "Tensorust LLC, https://tensorust.com/datasets/caf-buildout-shortfall/". The full dataset is licensed separately per tier. No resale or redistribution of Tensorust data without a written license.

Tensorust LLC, Tuckahoe NY. mattbusel@tensorust.com | https://tensorust.com

	---
	license: other
	license_name: tensorust-sample-license
	license_link: https://tensorust.com/datasets/caf-buildout-shortfall/
	pretty_name: "CAF Buildout Shortfall Register (free sample)"
	language:
	- en
	tags:
	- tensorust
	- sample
	- telecom-fcc
	- government-data
	- finance
	size_categories:
	- n<1K
	configs:
	- config_name: sample
	data_files:
	- split: train
	path: sample.csv
	- config_name: summary
	data_files:
	- split: train
	path: summary_by_state.csv
	---

	# CAF Buildout Shortfall Register: free sample (Tensorust LLC)

	Every USF high-cost study area's buildout milestone, the locations short, and the support tied to the shortfall.

	Headline: 225 of 2,797 high-cost study areas reported fewer deployed locations than their latest milestone requires: 245,815 locations short, tied to $269.6M of support at each area's own support per obligated location.

	This repository is a free teaser, not the dataset. It holds 25 example rows and a summary table with no names in it. The full file has 2,797 rows and is sold by Tensorust LLC: [https://tensorust.com/datasets/caf-buildout-shortfall/](https://tensorust.com/datasets/caf-buildout-shortfall/).

	## Files here

	\| file \| what it is \|
	\|---\|---\|
	\| `sample.csv` \| 25 rows of the full file (the same sample shown on tensorust.com) \|
	\| `summary_by_state.csv` \| row counts and totals by state across the full file, no entity names (groups with fewer than 3 rows are folded into "Other") \|

	## Summary by state (largest groups)

	\| State \| rows \| Shortfall locations \|
	\|---\|---\|---\|
	\| IA \| 346 \| 1,074 \|
	\| MN \| 152 \| 1,352 \|
	\| TX \| 136 \| 6,080 \|
	\| OK \| 114 \| 2,838 \|
	\| IL \| 114 \| 2,933 \|
	\| WI \| 111 \| 4,607 \|
	\| MO \| 102 \| 6,090 \|
	\| NY \| 88 \| 2,621 \|
	\| MI \| 77 \| 27,032 \|
	\| NE \| 74 \| 410 \|
	\| OH \| 73 \| 7,075 \|
	\| KS \| 73 \| 99 \|
	\| TOTAL \| 2,797 \| 245,815 \|

	Full table: `summary_by_state.csv`.

	## What the full file has

	- 2,797 rows
	- Key fields: state, fund, study_area_code, holding_company, carrier, latest_filing_year, obligated_speed_tier, milestone_percentage, milestone_locations_required, locations_deployed_cumulative
	- Parquet and CSV, a README with sources, method and limits, and the build script
	- Free 25-row sample (no personal contact data)

	Coverage: Every fund, study area and speed tier in USAC's milestone dataset, latest filing year per row (mostly the 2025 HUBB filing). USAC data fetched Nov 6 2026 (2025 filing year)

	### Columns in the full file

	\| column \| meaning \|
	\|---\|---\|
	\| `state` \| State \|
	\| `fund` \| High-cost fund \|
	\| `study_area_code` \| USAC study area code \|
	\| `holding_company` \| Holding company \|
	\| `carrier` \| Carrier \|
	\| `latest_filing_year` \| Latest HUBB filing year \|
	\| `obligated_speed_tier` \| Obligated speed tier \|
	\| `milestone_percentage` \| Milestone percent of total obligation \|
	\| `milestone_locations_required` \| Locations required at the milestone \|
	\| `locations_deployed_cumulative` \| Locations deployed, cumulative \|
	\| `shortfall_locations` \| Locations short of the milestone \|
	\| `pct_of_milestone` \| Deployed divided by required \|
	\| `support_disbursed_cumulative` \| Cumulative high-cost support disbursed for the study area and fund \|
	\| `full_obligation_est` \| Estimated total location obligation (milestone divided by milestone percent) \|
	\| `support_per_obligated_location` \| Cumulative support divided by the study area's total estimated obligation across speed tiers \|
	\| `support_at_shortfall` \| Support attributable to the shortfall \|
	\| `in_shortfall` \| True when short of the milestone \|
	\| `hc_shortfall_locations` \| Holding company total shortfall locations \|
	\| `hc_support_at_shortfall` \| Holding company total support at shortfall \|
	\| `hc_study_areas` \| Holding company study areas \|
	\| `hc_rdof_cafauc_money_at_risk` \| Holding company RDOF and CAF II Auction money at risk for the Dec 31 2026 milestone (Tensorust usf-high-cost-milestones build) \|
	\| `hc_withhold_2027_pace` \| Holding company support withheld in 2027 at the 2025 build pace (same build) \|
	\| `ontology_oid` \| Tensorust ontology organization id (name match) \|
	\| `source` \| USAC Open Data milestone record \|

	## Get the full file

	\| tier \| price \| includes \|
	\|---\|---\|---\|
	\| Carrier fleet file \| from $950 \| One holding company: every study area with required and deployed locations, shortfall, support received, support attributable to the shortfall and the USAC source link. $950 (under $50K at risk), $1,900 ($50K to $250K), $4,500 ($250K to $1M), $9,500 ($1M to $5M), $14,500 ($5M and up). \|
	\| State register \| $2,500 \| Every high-cost study area in one state across all funds (ACAM, ACAM II, CAF II, CAF II Auction, CAF-BLS, EACAM, RDOF, AK Plan, RBE), for PUC staff and state broadband offices. \|
	\| Full market dataset \| $25,000 a year \| All 2,797 study-area milestone rows nationwide with holding-company roll-ups, refreshed after the March 1 2027 HUBB filing and as USAC posts payments. For carrier counsel, lenders, acquirers and state offices. \|

	Email mattbusel@tensorust.com with the tier and a billing contact, and we will send a proper invoice (ACH or card). The file is delivered once the invoice is paid. Details and the live sample: [https://tensorust.com/datasets/caf-buildout-shortfall/](https://tensorust.com/datasets/caf-buildout-shortfall/). All datasets: https://tensorust.com/datasets/

	## Method and limits

	Take the latest filing per fund, study area and speed tier, compare cumulative deployed locations with the milestone requirement, divide cumulative support by the estimated total obligation, multiply by the shortfall, roll up per holding company, join to the ontology by normalized name.

	Not an FCC recovery order or the exact recovery amount (the rule applies tiered withholding and multipliers, and carriers can still build before a final milestone), not a HUBB filing, no regulatory advice, no contact data. Locations deployed in 2026 are not reported until the March 1 2027 filing.

	## Sources

	- USAC Open Data: high-cost milestones (99nv-p7fk) and support disbursed (hghw-69cg), fetched Nov 6 2026
	- 47 CFR 54.320(d) milestone compliance and support recovery
	- Tensorust usf-high-cost-milestones build (RDOF and CAF II Auction money at risk)

	## License

	The sample and summary here are free to view, analyze and cite with attribution to "Tensorust LLC, https://tensorust.com/datasets/caf-buildout-shortfall/". The full dataset is licensed separately per tier. No resale or redistribution of Tensorust data without a written license.

	Tensorust LLC, Tuckahoe NY. mattbusel@tensorust.com \| https://tensorust.com