§  54.1702   Emergency Connectivity Fund eligible equipment and services.

   (a) Eligible equipment. For the purposes of this subpart, the following
   shall be considered equipment eligible for Emergency Connectivity Fund
   support:

   (1) Wi-Fi hotspots;

   (2) Modems;

   (3) Routers;

   (4) Devices that combine a modem and a router; and

   (5) Connected devices.

   (b) Eligible services. (1) For purposes of this subpart, except as
   provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, services eligible for
   Emergency Connectivity Fund support shall be commercially-available
   fixed or mobile broadband internet access services, including those
   available for purchase by schools and libraries through bulk purchasing
   arrangements.

   (2) For eligible entities unable to provide students, school staff, or
   library patrons commercially-available fixed or wireless broadband
   internet access services, services eligible for Emergency Connectivity
   Fund support shall include the reasonable costs of construction of new
   networks, including self-provisioned networks included in the Emergency
   Connectivity Fund eligible services list; and/or the reasonable costs
   of customer premises equipment to receive datacasting services.