How does an applicant determine and document whether an area is unserved or underserved?
To document a project, applicants will reference CBGs (census block groups), census data, and ZIP codes (for areas that intersect) in their applications. If more recent information is available from county/city sites reflecting new housing developments or new community demands such as hospitals, schools, libraries, among others, the applicant may use these data sources/information to help justify their proposed project. When an area proposed is within an already served area, or crosses areas already served (as reflected in existing maps such as that in the Broadband Task Report, the applicant must prove that the area being proposed is indeed still unserved by offering new information sources as cited in the preceding paragraph. With respect to cost allocation, applicants will pro-rate costs when projects include facilities in unserved and underserved – and even “served” – areas. Page 7 of the approved Resolution T-17143 provides a specific example of a project that includes both an uns
