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Industry Roundtable Information

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Please find the latest Industry Roundtable recording and links below.


Freestate Middle Mile Network Updates

The Freestate team has provided preliminary maps of the network. You can find them by going to this link and scrolling down to “Program Information” and clicking on the header “Provider Planning (8.8.24)” and then click on the “8.8.24 Planning Files” button. The .kmz files will be in your download folder.  


Digital Opportunity

DOCK 2.0 (Digital Opportunities to Connect Kansans)

DOCK 2.0 webinar


BEAD (Broadband Equity Access & Deployment) Updates

Website + Additional Resources

In Kind Match Guidance

PFA Primer Guide to 80/20 Rule



BEAD Registration

Don't forget to register!! Portal is linked here.

Questions? Please email KDC_BEAD@ks.gov.


BEAD Project/Technical Application & Webinars

Draft Project Application Checklist (not final)

FAQs - Updated 11/18/2024



BEAD Office Hours

  • Recordings: October 24 and November 7.
  • We have received further guidance on CAI requirements and 11/06/2024 FAQs have been updated to reflect guidance received.
  • Register here: December 5 & 19, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.


NTIA Updates - See Resources Below


Upcoming bimonthly industry roundtable dates: Thursday, December 12 & 19. Meeting link will stay the same.



Thank you!

Kansas Office of Broadband Development

Industry Roundtable 11.14.24 (recording)

November 7 Resources

QUIET PERIOD

In accordance with NTIA’s BEAD NOFO requirements, KOBD has updated internal communication policies to establish a ‘Quiet Period’ until the end of KOBD’s subgrantee selection process to comply with the BEAD NOFO.

Entities eligible to apply for BEAD such as internet service providers, municipalities, etc. with questions about BEAD programmatically including but not limited to verbal or electronic communications such as text, voice calls, emails, etc. will not be responded to unless they are emailed directly to kdc_BEAD@ks.gov or brought up during a public BEAD office hour hosted by KOBD.


When emailing kdc_BEAD@ks.gov, eligible entities can expect a response to appear on KOBD’s website, www.kansascommerce.gov/bead as a new FAQ response under Resources if one does not already exist.

Questions posed during a public BEAD office hour hosted by KOBD can be directly responded to by KOBD staff during the office hour and responses will be posted on KOBD’s website as a new FAQ response if one does not already exist. No communications will be sent out with a direct response to a question either from KOBD staff or the kdc_BEAD@ks.gov email address.

Please refer to the BEAD NOFO (page 35):

7. Subgrantee Selection Process

a. General Principles Governing Subgrantee Selection

i. Protecting the Integrity of the Selection Process

In establishing a fair, open, equitable, and competitive selection process, each Eligible Entity must ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to protect the integrity of the competition, including safeguards against collusion, bias, conflicts of interest, arbitrary decisions, and other factors that could undermine confidence in the process.


NDA

KOBD is still accepting NDAs. An NDA has been provided from KOBD. Access it here. KOBD is not able to accept redlines. 

NTIA Resources

Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program | BroadbandUSA

 



  • BABA Self Certification list
  • Updated BABA FAQ: CLEAN FINAL BEAD BABA FAQ_2.21.24.pdf:  includes details related to ONTs/ONUs:
  • ONT and ONU are both considered in-scope for BEAD and BABA and considered eligible expenses, see BEAD BABA FAQ (Q1.2).
  • STANDALONE ONTs and ONUs are required to be made in the US while COMBINED ONTs/ONUs are waived, the specific definition of a 'standalone' ONT/ONU and the minimum amount of manufacturing required can be found in section "iv" on pg. 15 of the BEAD BABA waiver.
  • See bottom of pg. 9, section "d - Optical Network Terminals and Optical Network Units" in the BABA waiver for more information about the definition of “combined” and why they are waived.