(a) Eligible participants of the program include:
(1) political subdivisions of this state;
(2) commercial broadband service providers;
(3) non-commercial broadband service providers; and
(4) partnerships between political subdivisions of this state, commercial broadband service providers, noncommercial broadband service providers, or any combination thereof.
(b) The office may not award grant funds to an otherwise eligible participant under subsection (a)(3) of this section if a commercial broadband service provider has submitted an eligible application for the same area.
(c) An entity that does not provide information requested by the office under Government Code, §490I.0105, is not eligible to participate in the program and the office may not award grant funds to a broadband service provider that does not report information requested by the office under Government Code, §490I.0105.
(d) For the purposes of this subchapter, a partnership consisting of a political subdivision, commercial broadband service provider, or a non-commercial broadband service provider that includes at least one commercial broadband service provider shall be deemed to be a commercial broadband service provider.
Source Note: The provisions of this §16.35 adopted to be effective February 19, 2023, 48 TexReg 685