The two pool winners took part in a play-off to determine the nation advancing to the World Group II play-offs.
The four nations finishing last and second last in their pools took part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group II for 2018.
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Fed Cup Rankings of 14 November 2016 (shown in parentheses below).
The four pool winners took part in a play-off to determine the two nations advancing to Group I in 2018.
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Fed Cup Rankings of 24 April 2017 (shown in parentheses below).