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The United States Federal Communications Commission is an independent federal agency established by the Communications Act of 1934. The Commission is charged with regulating interstate and international... more +

Are We Living in The Jetsons’ Future? Telehealth, Broadband, and Policy Shifts

Dickinson Wright on 4/3/2025

The future of healthcare once seemed like science fiction—think of The Jetsons, the iconic 1960s animated show where families communicate via video calls and receive virtual checkups. But today, telehealth has rapidly become...more

FCC Seeks Reforms to Rural Health Care Program

ArentFox Schiff on 2/25/2022

The FCC is requesting public comment on proposed reforms to the Rural Health Care Program to “promote program efficiency and ensure that rural healthcare providers receive appropriate levels of funding.” Initial Comments...more

Telehealth Providers May Get a Financial Boost Under the FCC’s Connected Care Pilot Program

ArentFox Schiff on 9/15/2020

The FCC’s Connected Care Pilot Program is poised to defray eligible health care providers’ costs of providing certain telehealth services. On September 3, 2020, the FCC issued additional information and guidance for potential...more

FCC Provides Relief for Rural Health Care Providers; Proposes Changes to Rural Health Care Program

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 12/27/2017

On December 14, the FCC adopted, with bipartisan support, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order (“NPRM”) to provide a measure of financial relief to rural health care providers who will be impacted by the pending...more

FCC Votes on Possible Changes to the Rural Health Care Program

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 12/19/2017

At its last open meeting in 2017, the five FCC Commissioners unanimously voted to adopt a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and Order regarding the Commission’s Rural Health Care (RHC) Program, a 20-year old initiative...more

Senate Committee Seeks Information on Rural Health Care and E-Rate Consultant Fees

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/16/2016

On May 10, Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation sent a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and USAC CEO Chris Henderson requesting...more

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