(a) If a municipality, unincorporated community, or county applies for multiple projects, it shall:
- (1) Choose which projects it wants most, second most, and third most; and
- (2) Indicate the rank order of each project with respect to its preferences.
- (b) The Arkansas Department of Commerce Broadband Office’s selection process will fund, for each community, the most preferred project that can be funded within the budget constraint for the ARC round.
(c) If applications are received both from a county and from municipalities and/or unincorporated communities within a county:
- (1) The countywide project will be prioritized; and
- (2) Projects for municipalities and unincorporated communities within it will be eligible for funding only if the countywide project is rejected.