Funding is to go only to applicants who show they qualify
What the document says“the Commission shall provide that, consistent with principles of technology neutrality, the Commission will only award covered funding to applicants that can demonstrate that they meet the qualifications in subparagraph (B)”
What the rules made under paragraph (2) have to say. They are to provide that covered funding goes only to applicants able to demonstrate the qualifications set out in subparagraph (B), and they are to do so consistently with principles of technology neutrality. The section states that constraint without defining technology neutrality.
What the document actually says“the Commission shall provide that, consistent with principles of technology neutrality, the Commission will only award covered funding to applicants that can demonstrate that they meet the qualifications in subparagraph (B)”
The FCC may give this money only to those who show they can do the job. It must not pick winners by the kind of tech they use.
Anyone may ask for this money. Not everyone will get it. They have to prove they are up to the work first. The kind of gear they use is not the test.
The section requires the rules to be consistent with principles of technology neutrality but does not define the term or point to a definition elsewhere.
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