Goto Section: 54.501 | 54.503 | Table of Contents
FCC 54.502
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 54.502 Eligible services.
(a) Supported services. All supported services are listed in the Eligible
Services List as updated annually in accordance with paragraph (d) of this
section. The services in this subpart will be supported in addition to all
reasonable charges that are incurred by taking such services, such as state
and federal taxes. Charges for termination liability, penalty surcharges,
and other charges not included in the cost of taking such service shall not
be covered by the universal service support mechanisms. The supported
services fall within the following general categories:
(1) Category one. Telecommunications services, telecommunications, and
Internet access, as defined in § 54.5 and described in the Eligible Services
List are category one supported services.
(2) Category two. Internal connections, basic maintenance and managed
internal broadband services as defined in § 54.500 and described in the
Eligible Services List are category two supported services.
(b) Funding years 2015-2019. Libraries, schools, or school districts with
schools that receive funding for category two services in any of the funding
years between 2015 and 2019 shall be eligible for support for category two
services pursuant to paragraphs (b)(1) through (6) of this section.
(1) Five-year budget. Each eligible school or library shall be eligible for
a budgeted amount of support for category two services over a five-year
funding cycle beginning the first funding year support is received.
Excluding support for internal connections received prior to funding year
2015, each school or library shall be eligible for the total available
budget less any support received for category two services in the prior
funding years of that school's or library's five-year funding cycle. The
budgeted amounts and the funding floor shall be adjusted for inflation
annually in accordance with § 54.507(a)(2).
(2) School budget. Each eligible school shall be eligible for support for
category two services up to a pre-discount price of $150 per student over a
five-year funding cycle. Applicants shall provide the student count per
school, calculated at the time that the discount is calculated each funding
year. New schools may estimate the number of students, but shall repay any
support provided in excess of the maximum budget based on student enrollment
the following funding year.
(3) Library budget. Each eligible library shall be eligible for support for
category two services, up to a pre-discount price of $2.30 per square foot
over a five-year funding cycle. Libraries shall provide the total area for
all floors, in square feet, of each library outlet separately, including all
areas enclosed by the outer walls of the library outlet and occupied by the
library, including those areas off-limits to the public.
(4) Funding floor. Each eligible school and library will be eligible for
support for category two services up to at least a pre-discount price of
$9,200 over five funding years.
(5) Requests. Applicants shall request support for category two services for
each school or library based on the number of students per school building
or square footage per library building. Category two funding for a school or
library may not be used for another school or library. If an applicant
requests less than the maximum budget available for a school or library, the
applicant may request the remaining balance in a school's or library's
category two budget in subsequent funding years of a five year cycle. The
costs for category two services shared by multiple eligible entities shall
be divided reasonably between each of the entities for which support is
sought in that funding year.
(6) Non-instructional buildings. Support is not available for category two
services provided to or within non-instructional school buildings or
separate library administrative buildings unless those category two services
are essential for the effective transport of information to or within one or
more instructional buildings of a school or non-administrative library
buildings, or the Commission has found that the use of those services meets
the definition of educational purpose, as defined in § 54.500. When applying
for category two support for eligible services to a non-instructional school
building or library administrative building, the applicant shall allocate
the cost of providing services to one or more of the eligible school or
library buildings that benefit from those services being provided.
(c) Funding year 2020 and beyond. Absent further action from the Commission,
each eligible library or school in a school district that either did not
receive funding for category two services in funding years 2015 through 2019
or has completed its five-year funding cycle, shall be eligible for support
for category two services, except basic maintenance services, no more than
twice every five funding years. For the purpose of determining eligibility,
the five-year period begins in any funding year in which the school or
library receives discounted category two services other than basic
maintenance services. If a school or library receives category two services
other than basic maintenance services that are shared with other schools or
libraries (for example, as part of a consortium), the shared services will
be attributed to the school or library in determining whether it is eligible
for support. Support is not available for category two services provided to
or within non-instructional school buildings or separate library
administrative buildings unless those category two services are essential
for the effective transport of information to or within one or more
instructional buildings of a school or non-administrative library buildings,
or the Commission has found that the use of those services meets the
definition of educational purpose, as defined in § 54.500.
(d) Eligible services list process. The Administrator shall submit by March
30 of each year a draft list of services eligible for support, based on the
Commission's rules for the following funding year. The Wireline Competition
Bureau will issue a Public Notice seeking comment on the Administrator's
proposed eligible services list. The final list of services eligible for
support will be released at least 60 days prior to the opening of the
application filing window for the following funding year.
[ 62 FR 32948 , June 17, 1997, as amended at 79 FR 49198 , Aug. 19, 2014; 79 FR 68634 , Nov. 18, ;80 2014 FR 5988 , Feb. 4, 2015]
Effective Date Note: At 79 FR 49198 ,Aug. 19, 2015, § 54.502 was revised.
However, paragraphs (b)(2), (3), and (5) contain information collection and
recordkeeping requirements and will not become effective until approval has
been given by the Office of Management and Budget.
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