FCC Bureau Creates 'Limited" E-Rate Waivers for Certain Classification Standards
The FCC Wireline Bureau granted "two limited waivers" of E-rate compliance duties for "certain category of service classification standards" under the 2017 funding year eligible service list. "We waive the obligation to apply the FY 2017 ESL classification standards to…
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connections provided under pre-existing multi-year contracts if doing so would change the eligibility of the connections from Category Two to Category One," said a bureau order Wednesday in docket 13-184. Category One services support broadband connectivity to schools and libraries, including wide area network systems; Category Two services support broadband within schools and libraries, including local area network systems. "Second, for funding year 2017 applications, we waive the requirement to classify connections between different schools and libraries sharing a single building as Category One services. Pursuant to this waiver, applicants may elect to seek Category Two funding for customer-owned or -controlled inside wiring that connects different schools and libraries within the same building," the order said.