Michigan Laws 484.3254 – Awarding of grants for unserved areas; certain conditions prohibited; limitations
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 484.3254
- Applicant: means an internet service provider that submits an application for a grant after collaborating with the community in the unserved area. See Michigan Laws 484.3252
- Broadband service: means a retail service, not including a satellite service, capable of delivering high-speed internet access at speeds of at least 25 megabits per second downstream and 3 megabits per second upstream. See Michigan Laws 484.3252
- Department: means the department of technology, management, and budget. See Michigan Laws 484.3252
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) The department shall only use money from the grant program to award grants to applicants for projects that exclusively extend broadband service into unserved areas in this state and for the department’s costs to administer the program.
(2) The department shall not, directly or indirectly, award grant money to a governmental entity or educational institution or an affiliate, to own, purchase, construct, operate, or maintain a communications network, or to provide service to any residential or commercial premises.
(3) The department shall not, as a condition of an award of grant money, impose an open network architecture requirement, rate regulation, or other term or condition of service that differs from the applicant‘s terms or conditions of service in its other service areas.
(4) An applicant shall not receive a grant for the same project or geographic area for which the applicant has obtained federal, state, or local government funding awarded specifically to support the expansion of broadband networks. The department shall not award more than $5,000,000.00 to any 1 project or to any 1 applicant. The department shall award initial grant money within 270 days after the money is made available under this program.