Eligible uses of funds include: 1) Installation of fiber construction into Affordable Housing buildings: o Last-mile infrastructure: The cabling, wires, and/or radios that ISPs use to distribute the internet from local internet exchanges to homes, offices, and other network endpoints. Funding shall be used to construct new infrastructure where it is needed to deliver high-speed internet service to Affordable Housing Properties in Massachusetts. o Drops to a building: The connection from passing fiber or cable on a street pole or in-street conduit into a building. In a fiber-to-the-premises system, the fiber drop is the single connection from passing fiber into a structure for interior distribution to units. o MBI will support up to a mile of last mile infrastructure under the Retrofit grant program. Any additional last mile infrastructure construction must be supported by the Applicant. 2) In-building wiring installation of fiber or CAT 6 cabling into units within eligible properties: o In-building wiring: The interior cabling that distributes a telecommunications signal from the minimum point of entry (“MPOE”) to terminations, such as wall jacks, throughout a building. 3) Installation of smart panels or other needed in unit termination points for improved wiring within Affordable Housing buildings: o Smart panels or other in-unit termination: The jack where a router or other internet device plugs in to receive service in a unit. o Networking equipment: The equipment necessary to deliver internet service to end-users, such as switches, routers (including in-unit routers), and wireless access points. 4) Other required cabling, RF, or telecommunications equipment as required by individual building conditions within Affordable Housing buildings.
