In Funding Year 2024, applicants nationwide requested discounts on more than $1.7 billion of Category One lit fiber services, nearly three times more than all other types of Category One services combined.
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For Category Two, switching, routing, and wireless equipment made up almost 70% of the total pre-discount funding requested.
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Funding Year 2024 requests were filed by 21,299 unique applicants across the country. Category One applications were filed by 92.8% of applicants, while 49.2% filed Category Two applications.
Overall, Category One demand rose over the prior two years, while Category Two closely matched FY 2023
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