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FY2022-FY2023 FCC Form 470 Services Guiding Statements Table
Starting with Funding Year 2022, the FCC Form 470 includes guiding statements to help applicants request E-
Rate eligible services and/or equipment for the upcoming funding year. The following tables provide a quick
way to reference the options provided in the form along with guiding messages.
Please see footnotes for additional information where provided.
Category One
If you intend to request
bids for:
You should first select “I seek bids
for internet access and/or data
transmission service.”
Next, choose the following
FCC Form 470 statement:
Then, choose the following
FCC Form 470 statement:
Internet Access and Data
Transmission Service
I seek bids for internet access and
data transmission service (provided
over any combination of
transmission medium, e.g., fiber-
only networks, fiber/non-fiber
hybrid networks, or non-fiber
networks such as cable, DSL,
copper, satellite, or microwave).
I seek bids for internet access
and data transmission
services, whether offered by
one service provider(s) as a
bundled package or offered by
one or more service providers
as independent services.
1
Cellular Data Plan/Air Card
Service
I seek bids for internet access and
data transmission service (provided
over any combination of
transmission medium, e.g., fiber-
only networks, fiber/non-fiber
hybrid networks, or non-fiber
networks such as cable, DSL,
copper, satellite, or microwave).
I seek bids for data plans or
wireless adapters (Air Cards)
for mobile devices for
commercial wireless service
for a school or library that does
not have existing broadband
internal connections.
2
1
Applicants can use the narrative field on the FCC Form 470 and/or their RFP, if applicable, to provide additional
details regarding their service need requirements.
2
Cellular data plans and air cards for mobile devices are eligible only when the applicant seeking support
demonstrates that the individual data plans are the most cost-effective option for providing internal broadband
access for mobile devices at schools and/or libraries.
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If you intend to request
bids for:
You should first select “I seek bids
for internet access and/or data
transmission service.”
Next, choose the following
FCC Form 470 statement:
Then, choose the following
FCC Form 470 statement:
Standalone Internet Access
Service
I seek bids for internet access
without data transmission service
and will arrange for separate data
transmission service if required.
3
N/A
Standalone Data
Transmission Service
I seek bids for data transmission
service only (i.e., that does not
include internet access service).
4
I seek data transmission
service without internet access
service.
Leased Dark Fiber and
Leased Lit Fiber
I seek bids for data transmission
service only (i.e., that does not
include internet access service).
5
I seek to lease capacity, e.g., a
specific number of dark fiber
strands or capacity over a
leased lit network that will be
used for data transmission
service.
Self-Provisioned Network
(Applicant Owned and
Operated Network) and
Services Provided Over
Third-Party Networks
I seek to build my own network. N/A
If you intend to request
bids for:
You should first select the
following FCC Form 470
statement:
Then, choose the following
FCC Form 470 statement:
C1 Network Equipment I seek bids for Category One
network equipment or
maintenance and operations.
I own or lease my own network
or network capacity and seek
bids for the electronics to
make the network functional.
3
This is not a commonly selected service option. It does not include transport service, which may be needed to
deliver Internet access to the school or library building.
4
This service option does not include Internet access service. If this option is selected, the applicant will have to
request Internet access service separately.
5
This service option does not include the modulating equipment needed to light the dark fiber; applicants are
responsible for requesting modulating equipment separately.
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If you intend to request
bids for:
You should first select the
following FCC Form 470
statement:
Then, choose the following
FCC Form 470 statement:
C1 Maintenance &
Operations
I seek bids for Category One
network equipment or
maintenance and operations.
I own or lease my own network
and seek bids for maintenance
and operations of the
connections.
Category Two
If you intend to request
bids for:
You should first select the
following FCC Form 470
statement:
Then, choose the Function from
the drop-down menu:
Internal Connections
• I seek bids for the equipment
needed for broadband
connectivity within schools and
libraries and/or the related
software and right-to-use
licenses necessary for the
equipment to function.
6
• Antennas, Connectors, and
Related Components
• Cabling
• Caching & Necessary Software
& Licenses
• Firewall Service, Components,
& Necessary Software &
Licenses
• Racks
• Routers & Necessary Software
& Licenses
• Switches & Necessary Software
& Licenses
• Uninterruptable Power
Supply/Battery Backup &
Necessary Software & Licenses
• Wireless Access Points &
Necessary Software & Licenses
6
If only requesting software necessary to use the equipment (e.g., right-to-use software or client access
licenses), the applicant can request these under Internal Connections and then select the option that identifies
the specific type of internal connection (e.g., routers, switches, etc.) and necessary software and licenses. The
fact that they are only requesting the software and not new equipment should be explained in the narrative field
and included in the RFP, if applicable.
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If you intend to request
bids for:
You should first select the
following FCC Form 470
statement:
Then, choose the Function from
the drop-down menu:
Basic Maintenance of
Internal Connections
• I seek bids for basic
maintenance service on eligible
equipment and/or support
services (e.g., bug fixes,
software upgrades, and security
patches) appropriate to
maintain reliable operation.
7
• Antennas, Connectors, and
Related Components
• Cabling
• Caching
• Firewall Service and
Components
• Racks
• Routers
• Switches
• Uninterruptable Power
Supply/Battery Backup
• Wireless Access Points
• Wireless Controllers
If you intend to request
bids for:
You should first select the
following FCC Form 470
statement:
Then, choose the following
FCC Form 470 statement:
Managed Internal
Broadband Services (MIBS):
Leased Equipment
I seek bids for the operation,
management, and monitoring of
eligible broadband internal
connections.
I seek bids for MIBS using
equipment that I currently
lease or will lease.
Managed Internal
Broadband Services:
Existing Equipment
I seek bids for the operation,
management, and monitoring of
eligible broadband internal
connections.
I seek bids for MIBS using
equipment that I currently own
or will own.
7
If requesting a maintenance support subscription (e.g., bug fixes and security patches), the applicant can
request these under Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections.
