• Applicants
• Vendors
  • Step 1: Eligibility
  • Step 2: Search Service Requests
  • Step 3: Provide Bids for Service
  • Step 4: Sign a Contract for Service
  • Step 5: Receive Funding Commitment Letter
  • Step 6: Receive Support Acknowledgment Letter
  • Step 7: Send Invoice to USAC

Pilot Program

• General Information
• Selected Participants
• Vendors
• Contact

Outreach

• Latest News
• Training Events
• Training Presentations
• Search Posted Services

Links

• RHC Main Site
• FCC Pilot Orders
• FCC Pilot Site
• FCC Pilot FAQ's

Welcome to the FCC’s Rural Health Care Pilot Program  

The Federal Communications Commission dedicated over $417 million for its Rural Health Care Pilot Program (RHCPP) November 19, 2007 for the construction of 69 statewide or regional broadband telehealth networks in 42 states and three U.S. territories.

You can find everything you need for the RHCPP here. USAC will provide the selected participants with guidance on the process to receive funding, how to fill out the proper forms, and other program related information.

Come back to this page often to get the latest information.

Latest News, Important Notices, and Reminders

FCC Updates:

FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to expand the Rural Health Care (RHC) Program (8/16/10)

FCC Updates:

FCC Program to Expand Investment in Broadband Health Care Technology (NPRM) [PDF] (8/10/10)

Important Notice:

USAC Address Change for USF Contributor Invoice Payments (10/28/09)

Reminder:

Where is Rural Health Care? (04/20/09)

Latest News:

Letter from WCB concerning eligible costs, restrictions on resale and sustainability (10/29/08)

Important Notice:

USAC's latest Request for Proposals posting (8/15/08)

Important Notice:

USAC Posts Palmetto State Providers Network Program's Request for Proposals (8/1/08)

Important Notice:

USAC Posts Iowa Rural Health Telecommunications Program's Request for Proposals (8/1/08)

Latest News:

Instructions for Filing Quarterly Reports with the FCC (7/29/08)

Latest News:

Comments on Regular Program and Pilot Program Forms and Information Collection due August 22, 2008. (7/15/08)

Latest News:

OMB Approves Data Collection for Comprehensive Review of the Universal Service Fund Management, Administration, and Oversight (FCC 07-150, released August 29, 2007) (3/3/08)

Latest News:

Wireline Competition Bureau Announces OMB Approval of the Universal Service Rural Health Care Pilot Program Information Collection Requirements (1/22/08)

Latest News:

WCB Letter Explaining Carry Over of Universal Service Funds for the Pilot Program (1/17/08)

Latest News:

WCB Sends Letter Congratulating RHC Pilot Program Selected Participants and Reminding Them of the Program's Competitive Bid Requirements (12/20/07)

Latest News:

USAC Welcome Letter to FCC Pilot Program Selected Applicants with Clarification [pdf, 52KB] (11/30/07)

Latest News:

FCC Selects 69 Rural Health Care Pilot Program Applicants for $417 Million in Funding over Three Years (11/19/07)

Latest News:

FCC Announces May Deadline for Rural Healthcare Pilot Program (3/9/07)

Latest News:

FCC Expands Eligibility To Include National Lambdarail's Backbone In Rural Health Care Pilot (2/23/07)

Latest News:

Federal Communications Commission Adopts Pilot Program Under Rural Health Care Mechanism (9/28/06)