§  54.616   Upfront payments.

   (a) Upfront payments include all non-recurring costs for services,
   equipment, or facilities, other than reasonable and customary
   installation charges of up to $5,000.

   (b) The following limitations apply to all upfront payments:

   (1) Upfront payments associated with services providing a bandwidth of
   less than 1.5 Mbps (symmetrical) are not eligible for support; and

   (2) Only consortium applicants are eligible for support for upfront
   payments.

   (c) The following limitations apply if a consortium makes a request for
   support for upfront payments that exceeds, on average, $50,000 per
   eligible site in the consortium:

   (1) The support for the upfront payments must be prorated over at least
   three years; and

   (2) The upfront payments must be part of a multi-year contract.