; and (2) a description of the proposed service area to be served by the proposed broadband project (in this Act referred to as the proposed service area ). (c) Selection (1) In general The Commission shall award grants to eligible partnerships for eligible broadband projects on a competitively and technologically neutral basis. (2) Priority In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Commission shall give priority to applications for proposed broadband projects designed to provide the maximum level of broadband service in terms of peak speed, consistent speed, latency, reliability, and upgradability to the greatest proportion of households in a proposed service area. (3) Nondiscrimination In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Commission— (A) shall not discriminate against eligible partnerships that have not previously received a grant under this section; and (B) shall not require grant recipients to be designated as eligible telecommunications carriers pursuant to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934. (4) Identification of unserved communities (A) In general For the purpose of awarding grants under subsection (a), the Commission shall find a proposed service area to be unserved and eligible to receive a grant if— (i) fixed terrestrial broadband service capacity, including any planned capacity or any capacity under construction in accordance with applicable deadlines imposed by a State or political subdivision, is not available within the proposed service area at 25 megabits per second downstream transmission capacity and 3 megabits per second upstream transmission capacity or greater