FCDL Comment:
DR1:Per FCC Order 14-189, to prevent warehousing of excess fiber capacity, applicants cannot receive E-rate funding for recurring costs or special construction charges associated with leased lit fiber or leased dark fiber until it is lit for the applicant’s exclusive use within the same funding year. During the Fiber Review, it was determined that the Lit Fiber will not be used during this FY. Therefore, this FRN is denied. ||MR1: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 $196,712.40 to $165,716.20 to remove $30,996.18 associated with ineligible excess fiber capacity.