FCC Grants a Request for Rural Healthcare Invoice Deadline Waiver, Denies Charter
FCC staff granted one and denied six requests to waive a deadline for USF Rural Health Care Program participants that failed to submit an invoice on time. Petitioners asked for review of Universal Service Administrative Co. decisions. The Wireline Bureau…
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granted the request of Indiana Telehealth Network (ITH), which "demonstrated that it was unable to file the Healthcare Connect Fund invoice form on a timely basis due to a USAC technical system issue," said Thursday's order in docket 02-60. It denied requests of six petitioners that "failed to present compelling explanations for their delay in seeking reimbursement": Charter Advanced Services, Charter Communications, Charter FiberLink CC VIII, Charter Fiberlink CCO, District Health Department No. 10 and Hancock Rural Telephone (also ITH).