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Community Development Financial Institution

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A lender with a specific mission to provide fair financing to communities that traditional financing does not reach. They can be for-profit, nonprofits, credit unions, banks, loan funds, or venture capital funds. All are certified by the Treasury Department’s CDFI Fund. Partnering with a CDFI is a low-risk way for a bank to meet their CRA obligations.

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ACP Administrative Expenses Aerial Deployment Aerial Installation Affidavit Application Model Area Challenge Module ARPA ARPU Asymmetric Attestation

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Data Packet Davis-Bacon Act (for BEAD)Debt Debt/EBITDA Digital Divide Digital Equity Act Programs Digital Inclusion DPP DSL DSRC

E

EBITDA EBITDA Margin Economic Development Incentive Eligible Community Anchor Institution Eligible Entity equity shares Ethernet Cable EV

F

Fabric FCC Feasibility Study Fiber Fiber to the Home Fiber to the home/premises/curb/node Final Proposal Formula Grant FRN FTTC FTTH FTTN FTTP

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GAN GO Bond Grant Adjusted YOC Grant Revenue Anticipation Notes Gross Profit Margin Ground Deployment Guaranteed Bank Loan

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I

ILEC In-kind Matching Funds Indian Tribe Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act Initial Funding Availability Initial Proposal Internet Exchange Facility Internet Protocol IRBs IRU ISP

L

Last Mile Legal Expenses Letter of Credit Limited-Tax General Obligation Pledge Loan LOC Local Coordination Low-Cost Broadband Service Option

M

Make Ready Work Match Funding Matching Funds for BEAD Grants MDU Challenge Module Mezz Debt Middle Mile Millimeter Wave Mobile Monitoring, Reporting and Performance Management Multi-Dwelling Unit Muni Bond

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Native American Native Entity Net Working Capital Network Node Nielsen’s Law of Internet Bandwidth NOFO NTIA

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OLT ONT Outside Plant

P

Packet Loss Peering and Transit Agreements Performance Bonds for BEAD Grants Ping Point to Point PPP Preferred Equity Private Activity Bonds Project Finance

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RDOF ReConnect RECs Reliability Reliable Broadband Service Request for Initial Planning Funds Revenue Bond Revolver Rural Utility Service

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SAFE Satellite Internet Secondary Addresses Secured Debt Security Senior Debt Shareholders’ Equity Speed Speed Test Module State Subgrantee Subgrantee Selection Subordinated Debenture Subsidiarity Symmetric

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Take Rate Tax-Exempt Debt Taxable Debt Telecommunications Act of 1996 The Good. The BEAD. The Ugly.Tier 1, 2, 3 Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program Tribal Data Sovereignty Tribal Government Tribal Land Trust Land

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Underserved Underserved Service Project Universal Service Fund Unlevered Returns Unlimited-Tax General Obligation Pledge Unsecured Debt Unserved community Unserved Service Project Upload and download USS Utility

W

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Router Wireless

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