INTERNET ACCESS

DR1:FCC Rules require applicants to evaluate the cost effectiveness of the fiber solutions and to choose the most cost effective solution. The documentation demonstrated that the Dark Fiber IRU solution offered by LightStream Networks LLC. is most cost effective solution compared to the requested Self-Provisioned fiber solution offered by Network Cabling, Inc. Per program rules, E-rate support for self-construction is only available when it is the most cost effective option based on the total cost of ownership over the useful life of the facility when compared to all other solutions. The applicant must first seek bids for all options, wait at least the required 28 days, evaluate all bids, compare the winning bids for each type of solution based on the total cost of ownership over the useful life of the facility and then select the most cost-effective option. In your evaluation, you applied the state match to the total cost when you conducted the cost comparison. This reduced the total cost to the district, however, it did not properly evaluate the total cost of ownership over the useful life of the facility. Therefore, this FRN will be denied. ||MR1:FRN modified in accordance with a RAL request.||MR2:The State/Tribal E-Rate Match Amount was modified from $150,000 to $142,493.90 to agree with the applicant documentation. ||MR3:Per FCC Order 14-189, to prevent warehousing of excess fiber capacity, applicants may only receive funding for special construction charges for self-provisioned fiber if it is constructed and used within the same funding year. The amount of the funding request was changed from $1,424,939.25 to $1,341,647.58 to remove $83,291.67 associated with ineligible excess fiber capacity.