27.1238—Eligible costs.
(a)
The costs listed in paragraphs (b) through (f) of this section are eligible costs.
(b) Pre-transition costs:
(1)
Engineering/Consulting
(i)
Evaluation of equipment;
(ii)
RX site identification;
(iii)
EBS Programming plan covering the BTA;
(iv)
Market Analysis (MHz per POP Study);
(v)
RF study (interference analysis); and
(vi)
Transition Plan creation and support;
(2)
Project management (may be sourced external);
(5)
Site acquisition fees-contractor; and
(c) Transmission facility—analog conversion costs:
(1)
Transmitter upgrading or retuning;
(2)
Combiner re-tuning or new;
(3)
Power divider/circulator adjacent channel combiner hardware;
(4)
STL/fiber relocation;
(5)
Miscellaneous material costs (including cabling and connectors);
(ii)
Building modifications;
(iii)
Electrical/HVAC; and
(ii)
Pathway Interference Analysis.
(8)
Equipment disposal/shipping
(9)
Program Management (third party or internal costs to manage the BTA conversion); and
(10)
Travel and Per Diem Cost.
(d) Transmission facility-digital conversion costs:
(1)
New transmitter or retuning;
(2)
Digital compression equipment-TX site (including encoders, controller, and software);
(3)
Combiners-new or retune;
(4)
Power divider/circulator adjacent channel combiner hardware;
(5)
Cabinets, cabling, feedline and connectors;
(6)
STL—fiber digital upgrade;
(7)
Installation cost due to adding additional broadcast antenna (4 or more digital channels required);
(ii)
Building modifications;
(iii)
Electrical/HVAC; and
(9)
Proof of performance testing (may be contracted);
(ii)
Path engineering analysis.
(11)
Equipment disposal/shipping;
(13)
Program management (third party or internal costs to manage BTA conversion);
(14)
Travel and per diem costs.
(e) Qualified receive-sites only-modifications (analog and digital):
(1)
Digital set top boxes;
(2)
Downconverters (with filtering)/antennas (replacement downconverters);
(i)
Antenna change/DC install (antenna change may be necessary); and
(ii)
Electrical; and mechanical
(4)
Project management (third party or internal costs to manage the BTA conversion);
(5)
Proof of performance testing (may be contracted);
(6)
Mini headend (cost effective distribution method):
(i)
Modulators, combiners;
(ii)
Equipment racks; and
(7)
Cable, connectors; and
(f) Miscellaneous transition fees.
(1)
Filing fees;
[71 FR 35193, June 19, 2006]