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U.S. DEPARTMENT op THE TREASURY <br /> Broadband Infrastructure <br /> The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds may be used to make necessary investments in <br /> broadband infrastructure, which has been shown to be critical for work, education, healthcare, and civic <br /> participation during the public health emergency.The final rule broadens the set of eligible broadband <br /> infrastructure investments that recipients may undertake. <br /> Recipients may pursue investments in broadband infrastructure meeting technical standards detailed <br /> below, as well asan expanded set ofcybeoecurityinvestments. <br /> BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS <br /> Recipients should adhere to the following requirements when designing a broadband infrastructure <br /> project: <br /> 1. Identify an eligible area for investment. Recipients are encouraged to prioritize projects that <br /> are designed to serve locations without access to reliable wireline 100120 Mbps broadband <br /> service(meaning service that reliably provides 100 Mbps download speed and ZO Mbps upload <br /> speed through a vvireUne connection), but are broadly able to invest in projects designed to <br /> provide service to locations with an identified need for additional broadband investment. <br /> Recipients have broad flexibility to define need in their community. Examples of need could <br /> include: <br /> � Lack of access toa reliable high-speed "/ Lack of affordable broadband <br /> broadband connection `/ Lack of reliable service <br /> If recipients are considering deploying broadband to locations where there are existing and <br /> enforceable federal or state funding commitments for reliable service of at least 100/20 Mbps, <br /> recipients must ensure that 3LFRFfunds are designed to address an identified need for <br /> additional broadband investment that is not met by existing federal or state funding <br /> commitments. Recipients must also ensure that SLFRF funds will not be used for costs that will <br /> be reimbursed by the other federal or state funding streams. <br /> 2. Design project to meet high-speed technical standards. Recipients are required to design <br /> projects to, upon completion, reliably meet orexceed symmetrical lOO Mbps download and <br /> upload speeds. In cases where it is not practicable, because of the excessive cost ofthe project <br /> or geography or topography of the area to be served by the project, eligible projects may be <br /> designed to reliably meet or exceed 100/20 Mbps and be scalable to a minimum of symmetrical <br /> 100 Mbpsdow/n|oad and upload speeds. <br /> Treasury encourages recipients to prioritize investments in fiber-optic infrastructure wherever <br /> feasible and to focus on projects that will achieve last-mile connections. Further,Treasury <br /> encourages recipients to prioritize support for broadband networks owned, operated by, or <br /> affiliated with local governments, nonprofits, and co-operatives. <br /> [ononovirus State&Local Fiscal Recovery Funds:Overview oƒthe Final Rule <br />