47 CFR 54.616
§ 54.616 Upfront payments.
United States · 47 CFR — Telecommunication · Status: effective
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- 47 CFR 54.616, § 54.616 Upfront payments, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/235758
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(a) Upfront payments include all non-recurring costs for services, equipment, or facilities, other than reasonable and customary installation charges of up to $5,000.
(b) The following limitations apply to all upfront payments:
(1) Upfront payments associated with services providing a bandwidth of less than 1.5 Mbps (symmetrical) are not eligible for support; and
(2) Only consortium applicants are eligible for support for upfront payments.
(c) The following limitations apply if a consortium makes a request for support for upfront payments that exceeds, on average, $50,000 per eligible site in the consortium:
(1) The support for the upfront payments must be prorated over at least three years; and
(2) The upfront payments must be part of a multi-year contract.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.