| (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 for a broadband
serviceable location 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 location.
(c) For the purposes of this subchapter, a joint application
submitted by any combination 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 an application submitted by a commercial broadband
service provider.
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