Project organizers shall estimate the:
- (1) Total capital expenditures that will be needed in order to implement the project and document these projected costs for inclusion in an application; and
(2)
- (A) Ongoing operating expenses that are anticipated in order to provide broadband coverage after deployment is complete, as well as the revenues that can be expected.
(B)
- (i) Based on these estimates, they shall forecast whether the project will be financially self-supporting after deployment is complete.
- (ii) If not, the project is not suitable for ARC grant funding.
- (iii) If so, the expected revenues and costs of the project after deployment shall be documented for inclusion in an application.