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FCC Rural Health Care Pilot Program

The FCC Rural Health Care Pilot program is an enhanced funding initiative intended to help public and non-profit health care providers construct state- and region-wide broadband networks to provide telehealth and telemedicine services throughout the nation. The program will fund up to 85% of the costs of constructing those networks, as well as the costs of advanced telecommunications and information services that will ride over these networks. If selected, up to 85% of the cost of connecting to the NLR member Regional Optical Networks (RONs), may also be funded by the pilot program. Connection to the NLR member RONs is not required for the program, but may be requested by the applicants.

Note: NLR will provide its backbone at no charge to winning groups sponsored by NLR members.

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), which administers the FCC’s Universal Service programs, will disburse the funding.

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