Schools and Libraries
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Step 8: Service Category Adjustments
Applicants should ensure that they indicate the proper Category of Service for products and services specified in each Block 5 funding request of the Services Ordered and Certification Form (Form 471).
The Eligible Services List provides information about the proper categorization of services - Telecommunications Services, Internet Access, Internal Connections Other than Basic Maintenance, and Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections. USAC carefully reviews the services for which funding is requested to determine whether Priority 2 services (Internal Connections and Basic Maintenance) are included in Priority 1 requests (Telecommunications Services and Internet Access). If applicants make errors in specifying the proper category of service, USAC may adjust the category.
For example, if a Funding Request Number (FRN) contains both Priority 1 and Priority 2 components, the applicant will be given the opportunity to “split” the FRN by creating a new FRN containing only the Priority 2 components while leaving the Priority 1 components in the original FRN. In this way, the original FRN can be funded – since it is now 100% Priority 1 components – and the new Priority 2 FRN can wait to be funded until the Priority 2 funding threshold is determined.
If an FRN is split during PIA review, the new FRN will appear in the Funding Commitment Report (Report) of the Funding Commitment Decision Letter. Applicants and service providers should review the Funding Commitment Decision Explanation for original FRNs carefully. The Funding Commitment Decision Explanation will inform you whether or not the FRN has been split and provide the new FRN.
