That is, the wire located on the client side of the Network Interface Device, or DMark. The Inside Wire Maintenance Plans are offered by Telecommunications Service Providers and may be imbedded in their regular monthly telephone bills. The wire Maintenance covered by the plans is eligible. However, wire maintenance plans that contain provisions for a free loaner telephone are not eligible for discount, unless the school or library agrees not to make use of the free loaner telephone. When the PIC, or Primary Interexchange Carrier, is changed from one long distance company to another at the request of the customer there is a one-time PIC Change Charge assessed by the local telephone company to cover the cost of reprogramming the telephone company central office switch.
Cabinets are eligible if the contained equipment is eligible.
Conditional A cable modem is a modem designed for use on a TV coaxial cable circuit to provide asymmetric bandwidth, with more capacity in the direction of the customer premise from the headend equipment. The modem acts to modulate and demodulate the same as a conventional modem. If used to provide Internet access, cable modems are eligible. If located in end-user equipment or for cable TV service they are not eligible. It is the first device in the connection with the ATM network.