Trump Declares National Emergency and Calls for Securing Nation’s Communications Networks and Supply Chain
Trump Declares National Emergency and Calls for Securing Nation’s Communications Networks and Supply Chain Yesterday, in the middle of an escalating trade war with China, President Trump, in a bold and calculated move on the chess board, issued an Executive Order declaring a national emergency to secure our nation’s communications networks and supply chain. In […]
FCC Approves $171M Increase in Funding to the Rural Health Care Program
FCC Chairman Pai Scores a Victory for the Rural Health Care Program On June 6, 2018, Chairman Pai circulated a draft Order proposing an increase in funding for the Rural Health Care Program by $171M, bringing total annual funding to $571M. Yesterday, the FCC announced that the draft Order received majority support by the other […]
FCC Chairman Pai Supports Much Needed $171M Increase in Rural Health Care Program Funding
Today, FCC Chairman Pai took a positive step in serving our nation’s rural health care providers (HCPs) by seeking an increase in the current Rural Health Care Program funding by $171M. The current Program is capped at an annual rate of $400M, which has not been indexed to inflation since the cap was set in […]
Change in USAC Rural Health Care Program Leadership: New VP of RHC Starts Monday
Karen Lee, the current VP of the Rural Healthcare Program will be departing USAC to pursue other opportuntities. Mark Sweeney, the current Chief Administrative Offier at USAC will be stepping into that role, effective Monday, June 18, 2018.