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KSLLC – RFP QUESTIONNAIRE – HELP TEXT

Oklahoma schools and libraries: For funding from the Oklahoma Universal Services
Fund (OUSF), school or library beneficiaries may not specify the type of technology
desired.

• OUSF requires school applicants to specify a minimum and maximum bandwidth
based on SETDA standards. http://www.setda.org/priorities/equity-of-
access/broadband-imperativeii-2016/recommendation-1/.
• SETDA standards for Wide Area Networks (WAN): Connections to each school
to link to the Internet via a district aggregation point and for in-house
administrative functions. At least 10 Gbps per 1,000 users.
• Libraries must specify a minimum and maximum bandwidth based on FCC
recommendations: at least 100 Mbps for libraries that serve fewer than 50,000
people; at least 1 Gbps for libraries that serve 50,000 people or more.

281. Data Connection On-Premise Equipment

Select the site for each location where on-premise equipment is needed.

If you already own your on-premise equipment such as a router and do not need to lease
any equipment please answer no. This will be for equipment that your Service Provider
will install on your property. The equipment is owned by the service provider and is
always leased. The school or library cannot own the equipment or purchase it later.

283. Modulating Equipment

Modulating equipment for either a leased dark fiber or self-provisioned network is
eligible for E-rate support as Category One services.

There are three types of fiber services eligible for Category One E-rate support:

1. Leased Lit Fiber: A fiber-based broadband service where the service provider owns
and manages the network, and the E-rate applicant pays a recurring fee to have data
transported over the network.

2. Leased Dark Fiber including Indefeasible Rights of Use (IRU): The E-rate
applicant leases capacity (i.e. a specific number of fiber strands) on a provider-owned and
maintained fiber network. The applicant pays separately for modulating equipment to
light the fiber in order to transmit data over that fiber. The maintenance and operations
(M&O) charges related to leased dark fiber service can be the responsibility of the service
provider or the applicant dependent on the terms of the contractual agreement.

3. Self-Provisioned Network: Complete applicant ownership of a high-speed broadband
network. The applicant hires a vendor to construct the network or a portion of the

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