4 AAC 33.620 - Funding calculation
(a) A district that is a successful applicant
in the federal universal services program is eligible for funding under
AS
14.03.127 to increase the amount that the
district shall contribute as the applicant's share to the cost of Internet
service, so that funding will be sufficient to provide an Internet download
speed of up to 25 Mbps for each school in the district.
(b) A district is eligible for a pro rata
share of the available funding under
AS
14.03.127 based on a calculation that takes
into account
(1) the number of Internet
circuits or connections that serve a school in the district at an initial
negotiated capacity of less than 25 Mbps; and
(2) the applicant's share of the cost of
increasing the initial negotiated capacity to up to 25 Mbps for the circuits or
connections under (1) of this subsection.
(c) A district may not calculate the
negotiated capacity of an eligible circuit under (b)(1) of this section by
dividing the total speed of a connection by the number of circuits served by
the connection.
(d) The department
will calculate a district's need under
AS
14.03.127 by multiplying the eligible
circuits or connections under (b)(1) of this section by the applicant's share
of the cost of increasing the initial negotiated capacity under (b)(2) of this
section to up to 25 Mbps for the eligible circuits or connections that serve a
school.
(e) The department will
calculate the total need for all eligible applicants under
AS
14.03.127 by combining the verified need of
all eligible applicants under
AS
14.03.127.
(f) An eligible district qualifying for
funding under
AS
14.03.127 may receive a proportionate share
of the total funding need under
AS
14.03.127.
(g) The department will calculate a
district's proportionate share as a ratio with a district's need in the
numerator and the total funding need for all district applicants under
AS
14.03.127 in the denominator. The department
will apply that ratio to the available funding under
AS
14.03.127 to determine the funding for which
a district is eligible under
AS
14.03.127.
Notes
Authority:AS 14.03.127
AS 14.07.020
AS 14.07.060
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