New Construction, Self-Provisioned Networks, or Datacasting FRN

• Enter a Funding Request Nickname.
• Under Service Type, select Services FRN.

• Select your FRN agreement type.
  • If you purchased or plan to purchase with a contract, select Contract.
  • If you purchased or plan to purchase with a tariff, select Tariff (this usually applies to services)
  • If you have or plan to enter into a non-contracted agreement for your service, select Non-Contracted.
• Enter your expected service start date.
  • Please note that your service start date must be on or after July 1, 2022.
• Enter your expected service end date.
  • Your service end date could be after the end of the funding year, but must be after your service start date.

• Select Continue.
• Enter your Account Number (if provided by your vendor).
• Search for your service provider.
  • Type a few characters from the service provider and select Search. You will see a list of service providers and their SPIN number (for registered E-rate service providers).  If there are multiple SPINs for your vendor, contact the vendor to confirm which SPIN to select.
  • If you don’t see your service provider or if your service provider does not have a SPIN on file, you will then need to enter your service provider name, address, city, state, and ZIP code.

• Select your invoicing method. This determines who will be submitting the invoice and who will receive reimbursement for the purchase of the equipment or service.
  • If the applicant will be submitting the invoice, select Applicant.
    • You are not required to upload a document.

• If the service provider will be submitting the invoice, select Service Provider.
  • If you select the service provider invoice method, you are required to upload documentation from the service provider, stating that the individual, company, or organization agrees to perform the invoicing, and will seek reimbursement for this FRN on behalf of the applicant.

• Select Continue.
• For New Construction, Self-Provisioned Networks, or Datacasting, select Yes and click Continue.
  • The types are defined as follows:
    • Special construction. One-time, up-front costs associated with building out a new or self-provisioned network, including a wireless service (e.g., antennas, cell towers, Citizens Band Radio Service (CBRS), television white space (TVWS) base stations), or leased lit fiber (i.e., special construction charges) solution.
    • Maintenance and operations. Cost associated with the maintenance and operations (M&O) for a new or self-provisioned network that is being built or that was built and used during the pandemic.
    • Network equipment. Cost associated with the purchase of network equipment needed to make a new or self-provisioned network functional (e.g., modulating electronics and other equipment) for the network that is being built or that was built and used during the pandemic.
    • Datacasting Customer Premises Equipment. Cost associated with the purchase of customer premises equipment necessary to receive datacasting services.
  • Notes:
    • If you are seeking support for special construction, M&O, and/or network equipment as well as support for recurring costs associated with a wireless service or leased lit fiber, then you should create multiple FRNs. In each case, you will select a different answer to the Yes/No question above based the specific services that are included in that FRN.
    • If you selected Yes, you should also create separate FRNs for special construction charges, M&O charges, and Network Equipment charges. If charges for M&O and Network Equipment are bundled pursuant to a single contract for those products/services, you may use the Network Equipment/M&O FRN option.

• Under Narrative, provide a brief explanation of the products and services that you are requesting, or provide any other relevant information regarding this Funding Request.
  • You have the option to upload documents associated with your procurement and your service or equipment. This can be a purchase order, vendor contract, vendor invoice, etc. If provided, it should include pricing information, along with quantities.

• Select Continue. The next step will be to create FRN line items.
• To add an FRN line item, select Add.

• Select your Type of Connection, Firewall included (Yes or No), Type of Network Equipment, Bandwidth Download Speed, Bandwidth Upload Speed, Make and Model, Bandwidth Download Unit, and Bandwidth Upload Unit, as applicable.

NOTE: Indicate if taxes and fees or installation are required for the particular item. The installation should be listed as a one-time charge and taxes should be added to the FRN. For installation, select the appropriate Construction or Self-Provisioning dropdown. For taxes, use the Other dropdown and specify taxes in the Make and Model field. If both are being requested, a separate line item should be created for each.

• Enter information under Monthly Recurring Cost, Monthly Quantity, and Months of Service if they apply. If there is no monthly recurring cost then enter zero for each of these fields.
• Months of Service is calculated as the number of months you are seeking funding for during the applicable funding year. You should enter the prorated months of service based on the number of days the service was/will be in place (which is different than the E-Rate program). The months of service entry is rounded to two decimal places. You are allowed to have up to 12 months of service. Here are some examples:
  • Service start date = 7/1/2022 and Service end date = 6/30/2023. Months of service = 12.00 months
  • Service Start Date = 1/1/2023 and Service End Date= 12/31/2023. Months of service=12.00 months
  • Service start date = 8/15/2022 and Service end date = 6/30/2023. Months of service = (16/31) + (10 full months) = 10.52 months
  • Service start date = 9/6/2022 and Service end date = 6/15/2023. Months of service = (25/30) + (8 full months) + (16/30) = 9.37 months
• Enter the One-Time Cost and One-Time Quantity.  This can include installation and configuration costs associated with the product.

• Select Save.
• From here, you can add an additional FRN line item, or you can select the FRN line item to edit or remove it.
• Once you are finished, select Save and Continue. Please note if you are a consortia user, you will have one additional screen to complete. Please see the Consortium section for further details.

• At this point, you will be returned to a list of your currently created FRNs. You are still able to add, edit, or remove the FRNs on this page by checking the box next on the left and selecting EDIT FRN or REMOVE FRN.

• After all your FRNs have been added, you are now ready to review and certify your form. Select Review FCC Form 471 and proceed to Certify section for next steps.