FCC Carrier / ISP Registration
Start your telecom carrier or ISP from scratch. We handle all federal and state registrations based on the services you plan to offer.
What services will you offer?
Tell us what you plan to do and we'll determine exactly which registrations you need.
What type of service will you offer?
Select all that apply.
Who are your customers?
This affects which FCC filings are required. If your voice and broadband customers are different, select the option that covers both.
How will you deliver voice service?
Will you need any of these?
Check all that apply. These determine whether you need your own OCN and STIR/SHAKEN certificate.
How will you provide internet service?
Where will your end-user customers be located?
Retail telecom providers must register with the state PUC in each state where they serve customers. State PUC registration is triggered by customer location — your service terminates in their state using local infrastructure, creating regulatory nexus regardless of where you're incorporated.
About 27 states require full certification and tariff filing (CA, NY, PA, FL, IL, etc.), ~9 require registration only, and a handful (TX, UT, VA, WY) have minimal requirements. You don't need to register in all 50 states on day one — start with the states where you'll have customers, then expand as you grow. We handle state PUC filings at $399/state.
Where will your carrier customers be located?
Wholesale carriers generally don't need state PUC registration — the retail carrier serving end users holds the state obligation, not you. Your FCC registrations (CORES, Form 499, RMD) cover you at the federal level.
Will you offer international services?
Calls to/from other countries, international data transit, or serving customers outside the US.
The FCC requires a separate International Section 214 license to provide telecommunications services between the US and foreign points. This applies to international voice termination, international toll-free, global SIP trunking, and international data transit. Domestic-only carriers do not need this.
Serving or terminating to Canada?
To terminate voice traffic to Canada, sell to Canadian customers, or operate Canadian infrastructure, you need a CRTC registration (Canada's FCC equivalent) — not a US International 214. Registered Canadian carriers get direct access to Canadian DIDs, local number portability, and CRTC interconnection, usually at lower termination rates than routing through a US-based international gateway.
Our Canada CRTC package includes BC incorporation, CRTC telecom registration, and a Canadian registered office — everything you need to operate as a licensed Canadian carrier.
Canada CRTC Registration ($3,899) →
Doing A-Z wholesale? Register as a Canadian carrier instead.
For an A-Z wholesale operation, a US-based International 214 just makes you another international gateway buying Canadian minutes at markup. A CRTC registration makes you a Canadian carrier in your own right — direct access to Canadian DID inventory, local number portability, and CRTC interconnection, with termination rates wholesalers actually compete on.
Most A-Z wholesalers expanding north do this as a registered domestic reseller — no Canadian citizenship required. Our package is fully turnkey: BC incorporation, CRTC telecom registration, and a Canadian registered office.
Canada CRTC Registration ($3,899) →