Rural Health Care

Rural Health Care Outreach

Conference Call Agenda September 9, 2010

The Rural Health Care Division (RHCD) of USAC hosts a monthly outreach conference call for applicants and service providers on the second Thursday of each month at 2 pm ET. These calls are a forum in which applicants and service providers can raise issues and concerns or seek clarification of program rules or requirements. The RHCD provides an agenda for the calls, followed by a general question and answer period. RHC officials moderate the calls.

If you would like to submit a topic for discussion to add to the agenda, please send an e-mail . Participants may begin calling in 10 minutes before the call begins.

Phone Number: 1-800-240-9939
Pass code: 6772932 (be sure to press the pound key after entering the numbers)

Agenda

  1. Reminders
    • HCPs: Received a FCL? Submit your Form 467
    • SPs: Received an HCP Support Schedule? Credit the HCP's account and submit invoices for the FRNs
  2. Application Processing
    • Processing Funding Year 2010 packets will begin soon
    • Suggestions to facilitate the application process?
      E-mail RHC-suggestions@usac.org
  3. FCC NPRM Updates
    • How to submit comments
    • Deadlines for comments
  4. Upcoming Training
    • Service Provider Webinar-September 15, at 3:00 p.m. EDT
    • Rural Health Care Training for New Applicants and Pilot Program
      • Date and Location: October 19-20, Salt Lake City, UT
      • Agenda: Day 1 – Pilot Program participants; Day 2 – New applicants to the Primary RHC Program
      • Training Registration: Now Open! Click here to register.
      • Hotel Accomodations: Reserve online or call 1-800-HILTONS
        and use the group code RHC.
      • Hilton Salt Lake City Center
        255 South West Temple
        Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Participants may begin joining the call 10 minutes before the start time.

If you would like to submit a topic for discussion to add to the agenda, please send us an e-mail. 

Conference Call Guidelines

  • Please use your mute button at all times, even if you are on a cell phone, unless you are asking a question on the call.
  • If you don't have a mute button, press *6 to mute your line.
  • If your phone system plays music when a call is placed on hold, please do NOT put the conference call on hold.
  • Please avoid side conversations, which can be picked up by your phone's microphone if the line is not muted.
  • If you have difficulty connecting to the call, please contact Conference Plus at 877-333-CONF, option 5.  

Last modified on 9/15/2010