Technologie i telekomunikacja · 25.01.2008

Rural Health Care Support Mechanism

On November 16, 2007, in the Universal Service Rural Health Care Pilot Program Selection Order, 22 FCC Rcd 20,360 (2007 RHC Selection Order), the Commission selected 69 participants for the Universal Service Rural Health Care (RHC) Pilot Program established by the Commission in the 2006 Pilot Program Order, 71 FR 65517, November 8, 2006, pursuant to section 254(h)(2)(A) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 Act). As a result, selected participants will be eligible to receive funding for up to 85 percent of the costs associated with: (1) The construction of a state or regional broadband networks and the advanced telecommunications and information services provided over those networks; (2) connecting to Internet 2 or National LambdaRail (NLR); and (3) connecting to the public Internet. The information collection requirements in the 2007 RHC Selection Order required Office of Management and Budget approval. This document announces the effective date of these information collection requirements.