§54.616. Upfront payments.
47 C.F.R. § 54.616
Upfront payments include all non-recurring costs for services, equipment, or facilities, other than reasonable and customary installation charges of up to $5,000.
The following limitations apply to all upfront payments—
Upfront payments associated with services providing a bandwidth of less than 1.5 Mbps (symmetrical) are not eligible for support; and
Only consortium applicants are eligible for support for upfront payments.
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:
The support for the upfront payments must be prorated over at least three years; and
The upfront payments must be part of a multi-year contract.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Source
Source: 84 FR 54979, Oct. 11, 2019, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 155, 201, 205, 214, 219, 220, 229, 254, 303(r), 403, 1004, 1302, 1601-1609, and 1752, unless otherwise noted.
Source
Source: 62 FR 32948, June 17, 1997, unless otherwise noted.