FCDL Comment:
MR1: The category of service was changed from Telecommunications to Voice Services in accordance with Program Rules. According to the FCC Order 14-99, Voice services are subject to a phase down of support beginning in funding year 2015. As a result, the Discount Rate of this FRN was reduced from 40% to 20%. <><><><><> MR2: The FRN was modified from $195.48/month to $222.61/month to agree with the applicant documentation. <><><><><> MR3: The amount of the funding request was changed from $222.61/month to $166.36/month to remove the ineligible services: Texting, $54.26/month; and Extended Warranty, $1.99/month. <><><><><> MR4: The funding request amount was reduced from $166.36/month to $130.39/month to remove the costs associated with the ineligible data plans, air cards, mobile hotspots service. Per the FCC Order 14-99, individual data plans or air cards are ineligible unless applicants can demonstrate either that installing a wireless local area network is not physically possible or that individual data plans are the most cost-effective option.