Michigan Laws 484.3258 – Request to delineate an area as unserved; requirements; subject to challenge by internet service providers
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 484.3258
- 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
- Internet service provider: means any of the following:
(i) An entity holding a license under the Michigan telecommunications act, 1991 PA 179, MCL 484. See Michigan Laws 484.3252United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Unserved area: means any of the following:
(i) A census block lacking access to broadband service from at least 1 internet service provider. See Michigan Laws 484.3252
(1) As part of an application under this act, an applicant may request that the department specifically delineate an area within a census block as being an unserved area. To tentatively establish an unserved area within a census block, an applicant must attest to all of the following:
(a) The delineated area within the census block is unserved and does not have access to broadband service.
(b) To the best of the applicant’s knowledge, no other internet service provider has plans to provide broadband service within the delineated area within 3 years after the date of the application.
(c) The delineated area is not within a census block that has been selected to receive, provisionally or otherwise, funding to support the expansion of broadband networks from the Federal Communications Commission or the United States Department of Agriculture.
(2) If a delineated area within a census block is tentatively determined by the department to be an unserved area, the recommended grant award for the application is still subject to a challenge by internet service providers under section 7(5) and (6).