FCDL Comment:
MR1:The Contract Expiration Date was changed from 6/30/2028 to 7/31/2028 to agree with the documentation provided during the review of the FCC Form 471.||MR2:The Average Cost Per Foot of outside plant was modified from $20.73 to $19.68 to agree with the documentation provided during the review of the FCC Form 471.||MR3:Per FCC Order 14-189, to prevent warehousing of excess fiber capacity, applicants may only receive funding for special construction charges for Lit Fiber or Leased Dark Fiber if it is lit within the same funding year. If excess strands are being installed that will not be lit during the current FY and will be used by an ineligible entity or for an ineligible purpose; the applicant must provide a cost allocation for any variable costs of installing a higher strand cable as opposed to installing the strands needed just for the applicant’s exclusive use. The amount of the funding request was changed from $3,648,421.04 one-time charge to $3,407,845.27 one-time charge to remove $240,575.77 associated with ineligible excess fiber capacity.