(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.