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 Commissioners.
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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.
Rural Health Care Program Compliance Remains Key Focus of FCC
The slow-motion crisis in the FCC’s Rural Health Care Universal Service Support Program (RHC) has continued to unfold this Spring. With funding requests for Funding Year 2018 due by June 29, 2018, healthcare providers are down to the last few days when it is even theoretically possible to file a Form 461 or 465 request for supported services.
FCC Raises Concerns About National Security Threats to Communications Supply Chain Through FCC USF Programs
On March 27, 2018, the FCC published a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (‘Proposal”), which would bar Universal Service Funding (“USF”) to be used in the purchase of equipment or services from companies posing a national security threat to America’s networks and communications supply chains.