Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A Required Operational Qualifications. To submit a grant
application, prospective subgrantee shall provide the details listed below
related to operational capability.
1.
A prospective subgrantee will provide operational details including but not
limited to the following:
a. years providing
internet service;
b. current
subscribers (households, businesses and community anchor
institutions)
c. completed
federally funded deployment projects, with their source of funding and
timeframe for completion or non-completion;
d. penalties paid by the prospective
subgrantee, a subsidiary or affiliate of the prospective subgrantee or the
holding company of the prospective subgrantee relative to deployment
projects;
e. the number of times
prospective subgrantee has ever been a defendant in a state of Louisiana
criminal proceeding or civil litigation relevant to qualifications to
deployment broadband infrastructure; and
f. whether the prospective subgrantee has
ever defaulted on a federal or state obligation to deploy broadband
infrastructure and if so, to provide a summary.
B. Required Number of Years in Operation. To
submit a grant application, prospective subgrantee shall provide the details
listed below related to operational capability:
1. A prospective subgrantee that has provided
a voice, broadband, and/or electric transmission or distribution service for at
least two consecutive years prior to the date of its application submission or
that it is a wholly owned subsidiary of such an entity, must submit a
certification that attests to these facts and specifies the number of years the
prospective subgrantee or its parent company has been operating.
C. Required Compliance
with FCC Form 477, Rules, and Regulation. To submit a grant application,
prospective subgrantee shall provide the details listed below related to
operational capability:
1. If the prospective
subgrantee has provided a voice and/or broadband service, it must certify that
it has timely filed their Federal Commission Form 477s and the Broadband DATA
Act submission, if applicable, as required during this period, and otherwise
has complied with the commission's rules and regulations. Alternatively, a
prospective subgrantee should explain any notice of funding opportunity pending
or completed enforcement action, civil litigation, or other matter in which it
failed to comply or was alleged to have failed to comply with commission rules
or regulations.
D.
Required Operating and Financial Reports for Electric Transmission or
Distribution Services. To submit a grant application, a prospective subgrantee
shall provide the details listed below related to operational capability.
1. If the prospective subgrantee has operated
only an electric transmission or distribution service, it must submit qualified
operating or financial reports that it has filed with the relevant financial
institution for the relevant time period along with a certification that the
submission is a true and accurate copy of the reports that were provided to the
relevant financial institution.
E. Required Operational Capabilities for New
Entrants. To submit a grant application, prospective subgrantee shall provide
the details listed below related to operational capability.
1. For a new entrant to the broadband market,
a prospective subgrantee must provide evidence sufficient to demonstrate that
the newly formed entity has obtained, through internal or external resources,
sufficient operational capabilities. Such evidence may include resumes from key
personnel, project descriptions and narratives from contractors, subcontractors
or other partners with relevant operational experience or other comparable
evidence.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
51:2370.21-2370.33.
