WASHINGTON, July 30, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of loans to build broadband in rural areas, along with changes to the program required by the 2014 Farm Bill.
FCC Clarifies Scope of Evergreen Contract Exemption The FCC clarified the scope of the Rural Health Care (RHC) Program's evergreen contractcompetitive bidding exemption in a Public Notice (DA 15-809) released July 10, 2015. The December 2012 Healthcare Connect Fund (HCF) Order (FCC 12-150) states that: If an HCP has a
News from the Federal Communications Commission June 18, 2015 The FCC took significant steps to modernize its Lifeline Program (FCC 15-71), seeking comment on restructuring the program to better support 21st century communications while building on existing reforms to continue strengthening protections against waste, fraud, and abuse. Read the article
Each quarter, telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP providers, that are not de minimis, and that are required to contribute directly to the universal service fund must file the FCC Form 499-Q (Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet) with USAC. The next FCC Form 499-Q is due to USAC Monday, August 3. The information
The 54.314 annual certification is due to USAC and the FCC on October 1, 2015. USAC urges state commissions and carriers, who file on their own behalf, to use USAC's E-File system to file online. The system is now available for states and carriers to begin making 2015 certifications.
Join USAC and the FCC as they kick off Funding Year (FY) 2015 with a webinar discussing FY2014 Rural Health Care (RHC) Program accomplishments and what to expect in the new funding year.
Join USAC next week to learn about the Healthcare Connect Fund (HCF) Program and seek clarification on program rules for consortium leaders.
By Howard Shapiro on Jul 08, 2015 10:17 am The FCC has announced comment and reply deadlines for its vacant channels rulemaking. Comments are due on or before August 3, 2015 and reply comments are due on or before August 31, 2015.
By Robert Silverman on Jul 08, 2015 02:10 pm Comment deadlines have been established for the request for comment on the enhanced transparency requirements that were adopted in the FCC’s Open Internet (or net neutrality) Order and whether to maintain the temporary exemption adopted for small businesses with 100,000 or
