Does the statute provide a definition of the term non-profit telecommunications entity?
The statute does not define the term “non-profit telecommunications entity.” However, the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), at 34 CFR 77.1, defines the term “non-profit” as follows: Nonprofit, as applied to an agency, organization, or institution, means that it is owned and operated by one or more corporations or associations whose net earnings do not benefit, and cannot lawfully benefit, any private shareholder or entity. The section under 34 CFR 75.51(b), describes how an organization can establish its non-profit status. That regulation provides the following: (b) An applicant may show that it is a nonprofit organization by any of the following means: • Proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; • A statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that: • The organization is a nonpr
