Missouri Revised Statutes Title XL. Additional Executive Departments § 620.2455. Prioritization of applications--ranking of applicants, system used

(1) Financial, technical, and legal capability of the applicant to deploy and operate broadband internet service;

(2) The number of locations served in the most cost-efficient manner possible considering the project area density;

(3) Available minimum broadband speeds;

(4) Ability of the infrastructure to be scalable to higher broadband internet speeds;

(5) Commitment of the applicant to fund at least fifty percent of the project from private sources;

(6) Length of time the provider has been operating broadband internet services in the state;

(7) The offering of new or substantially upgraded broadband internet service to important community institutions including, but not limited to, libraries, educational institutions, public safety facilities, and health care facilities;

(8) The offering of service to economically distressed areas of the state, as measured by indices of unemployment, poverty, or population loss that are significantly greater than the statewide average;

(9) The ability to provide technical support and training to residents, businesses, and institutions in the community of the proposed project to utilize broadband internet service;

(10) Plans to actively promote the adoption of the newly available broadband internet service in the community; and

(11) Strong support for the proposed project from citizens, businesses, and institutions in the community.