Virginia competitive local exchange bonds.
$500 flat.
Before the State Corporation Commission will certify a competitive local exchange carrier in Virginia, it requires a $50,000 performance bond in the form its staff prescribes. Ours is $500 flat, set by our carrier rate book for this bond — one soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and a bond issued when you pay.
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How much does a Virginia competitive local exchange bond cost?
$500 at the $50,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to certified.
Your CLEC certificate is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Company details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the SCC
Pay online and receive the executed bond on the form SCC staff prescribes, ready to file with your application for local exchange authority. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Virginia regulates competitive local exchange carriers through the State Corporation Commission. Before certifying a new CLEC, the SCC's rules require the applicant to post a performance or surety bond of at least $50,000 in a form the Commission staff prescribes — a financial backstop standing behind the carrier's obligations to customers and the public.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the Commonwealth of Virginia (the obligee), with your customers as the protected parties. If a CLEC fails to perform or violates the terms of its certificate, harmed parties can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Carriers that perform under their certificate treat the bond as a certification formality, not a risk.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $50,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
E-sign & file with the SCC. Pay online and receive the executed bond on the form SCC staff prescribes, ready to file with your application for local exchange authority. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $500 at the $50,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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$500 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.