Telecommunication services qualify, for both wired and wireless from commercial suppliers. This means regular phone lines, pagers for security, high bandwidth telecommunications services, satellite delivery, and coaxial cable and telephone service. Internet access transmission and equipment are on the approved list. This includes electronic mail. Voice mail does not qualify.
Internal connections fall in the accepted category, both installation and maintenance.
The internal connections must be necessary to transport information to the classroom. This includes inside wiring, routers, hubs, network file servers, wireless LANs, and file server software. WANs are not included. Other items that do not qualify are desktop computers, fax machines, modems, or professional development.