Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 12 - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND › Part B - ARIZONA UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES › Section R14-2-B1219 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, the
					 following definitions shall apply:
1.
				  The definitions contained in
				  47 CFR
				  54.500 (October 1, 2016), with no future
				  editions or amendments, which are incorporated by reference; on file with the
				  Commission; and published by and available from the U.S. Government Publishing
				  Office, 732 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC 20401-0001 and at
				  https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/;
2. The
				  definitions in R14-2-A1201, to the extent applicable; and
3. The following definitions:
a. "Applicant" is a school, library,
				  consortium, or other eligible entity that requests AUSF funds as provided in
				  this Part.
b. "Category 1 services"
				  are services used to connect broadband or internet to eligible locations or
				  that provide basic conduit access to the internet, including
				  "telecommunications services," "telecommunications," and "internet access" as
				  defined in
				  47 CFR 54.5
				  (October 1, 2016), with no future editions or amendments, which is incorporated
				  by reference; on file with the Commission; and published by and available from
				  the U.S. Government Publishing Office, 732 North Capitol Street, NW,
				  Washington, DC 20401-0001 and at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/.
c. "Category 2 services" are internal
				  connections services needed to enable high speed broadband connectivity and
				  broadband internal connections components, including local area networks
				  (LAN/WLAN), internal connections components, basic maintenance of internal
				  connections components, and managed internal broadband service.
d. "Data Transmission Services and Internet
				  Access" is a Category 1 service type that includes broadband connectivity and
				  basic conduit access to the Internet. This does not include charges for
				  content, equipment purchase, or other services beyond basic conduit access to
				  the internet. This service type also covers lit or dark fiber.
e. "Department of Education" or "DOE" means
				  the Arizona Department of Education.
f. "Discount rate" means the percentage of
				  cost coverage for an applicant, determined by the FCC for its E-rate Program
				  using the percentage of students eligible for the National School Lunch Program
				  or an equivalent measure of poverty, and the rural or urban status of the
				  school district or library system as determined by the U.S. Census
				  Bureau.
g. "Eligible provider"
				  means a provider that has a 498 ID, also known as a Service Provider
				  Identification Number or SPIN, obtained by filing an FCC Form 498.
h. "Eligible special construction" or "ESC"
				  refers to special construction projects for Category 1 services that deploy new
				  fiber or upgraded facilities to locations eligible for the E-rate Program. ESC
				  may also include non-fiber based services.
i. "E-rate Broadband Special Construction
				  Project Matching Fund" is the fund in Arizona that will make available to
				  applicants matching state funds for Category 1 special construction costs in
				  order to obtain up to an additional 10 percent discount from the federal
				  universal fund.
j. "E-rate
				  Modernization Orders" are the FCC Orders that have modernized the FCC's E-rate
				  Program and have maximized schools' and libraries' options for purchasing
				  affordable high-speed broadband connectivity:
Modernizing the E-Rate
				  Program for Schools and Libraries, Connect America Fund
, WC Docket No.
				  13-184,
Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
				  Rulemaking
, 29 FCC Rcd 8870 (2014); and
Second Report and
				  Order and Order on Reconsideration
, 29 FCC Rcd. 15538
				  (2014).
k. "E-rate Program" is an
				  FCC program that provides discounts to schools and libraries for eligible
				  products and services.
l. "FCC Form
				  470" is the Description of Services Requested and Certification Form that
				  schools and libraries complete to request services and establish
				  eligibility.
m. "FCC Form 471" is
				  the Services Ordered and Certification Form that schools and libraries use to
				  report services ordered and discounts requested for those services.
n. "Federal Communications Commission" or
				  "FCC" is the U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international
				  communications and oversees the federal universal service fund.
o. "Funding Commitment Decision Letter" or
				  "FCDL" is a letter from USAC to the applicant which contains USAC's funding
				  decisions on the applicant's funding requests.
p. "Funding Year" or "FY" is a 12-month
				  period during which program support is being provided, beginning on July 1 and
				  ending on June 30 of the following calendar year.
q. "Second E-rate Modernization Order" is the
				  FCC Order that modernized the FCC's E-rate Program and provided for additional
				  discounts when states match funds for high-speed broadband connections:
Modernizing the E-Rate Program for Schools and Libraries, Connect
				  America Fund
, WC Docket No. 13-184,
Second Report and Order
				  and Order on Reconsideration
, 29 FCC Rcd 15538 (2014).
r. "Special Construction Charges" are the
				  upfront, non-recurring costs of ESC installations or upgrades, consisting of
				  three components:
i. Construction of network
				  facilities,
ii. Design and
				  engineering, and
iii. Project
				  management.
s. "Staff
				  designee" is the Director of the Commission's Utilities Division or another
				  individual that the Commission assigns to perform duties under this
				  Part.
t. "Universal Service
				  Administrative Company" or "USAC" is an independent, not-for-profit corporation
				  created by the FCC in 1997 to administer the four universal service programs
				  including universal service for schools and libraries.
u. "Urban" means an individual school or
				  library that is located in an "Urbanized Area" or "Urban Cluster" with a
				  population of 25,000 or more as determined by the U.S. Census Bureau. All other
				  schools or libraries are designated as "rural."
v. "Vendor" is the entity that has been
				  selected by the applicant and whose bid USAC has recognized in a FCDL to the
				  applicant.