Section 4.33.690. Definitions.

	(a)  In AS 14.03.127 and 4 AAC 33.600 - 4 AAC 33.690, unless the context requires otherwise,  
		(1) "department" means the Department of Education and Early Development;  
		(2) "district" means a borough or city school district, a regional educational attendance area, and a state boarding school;  
		(3) "fiscal year" means the state fiscal year, beginning on July 1 of one calendar year and ending on June 30 of the following calendar year.  
	(b)  In 4 AAC 33.600 - 4 AAC 33.690, unless the context requires otherwise,  
		(1) "applicant's share" has the meaning given in AS 14.03.127(c);  
		(2) "circuit or connection" means a mode of access to the Internet, whether a direct connection or via a circuit through a wide-area network (WAN); in this paragraph, "wide area network" means a voice, data, or video network that provides connections from within a school to other locations beyond the school;  
		(3) "federal universal services program" has the meaning given in AS 14.03.127(c);  
		(4) "initial negotiated capacity" means the Internet speed for an eligible circuit or connection that a district reports on Federal Communications Commission Form 471 (Description of Services Ordered and Certification Form) filed with the Universal Service Administrative Company under the federal universal services program for the later of   
			(A) fiscal year 2015; or  
			(B) the first year the district applies under both the federal universal services program and AS 14.03.127;  
		(5) "Mbps" means megabit per second of Internet download speed.  

Authorities

14.03.126;14.07.020;14.07.060

Notes

Reference

4 AAC 33.600
4 AAC 33.675
4 AAC 33.680
4 AAC 33.690

Authority

AS 14.03.126 AS 14.07.020 AS 14.07.060 ________________________

History

Eff. 11/13/2014, Register 212