(2) If an eligible household has paid a broadband
Internet access service fee to a participating provider that
is part of approved affordable connectivity benefits on
behalf of the eligible household, the participating provider
shall, as soon as practicable, reimburse the eligible
household the amount of the broadband Internet access service
fee.
(d) Proof of reimbursement.--Each participating provider
shall provide proof of each reimbursement under subsection (c)
(2) in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
Section 306. Reimbursement for connected devices.
(a) Authorization.--Upon approval of a reimbursement for a
connected device, the department shall reimburse the
participating provider that applied for the reimbursement on
behalf of the eligible household.
(b) Action by participating provider.--A participating
provider that receives a reimbursement for a connected device on
behalf of an eligible household shall, as soon as practicable,
remit that reimbursement amount to the eligible household or
otherwise credit the account of the eligible household, unless
the participating provider has previously done so.
(c) Proof of remittance.--Each participating provider shall
provide proof of each remittance under subsection (b) in the
form and manner prescribed by the department.
Section 307. Terms and conditions of contract.
(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), in
the case of the unavailability or disapproval of affordable
connectivity benefits, an eligible household shall be subject to
the same general terms and conditions of a broadband Internet
access service contract of a participating provider as other
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