Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Issues January Open Meeting Agenda, FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Comment on COVID-19 Telehealth Program Application Evaluation Metrics
FCC Issues January Open Meeting Agenda
The FCC has issued the agenda for its January 13, 2021, Open Meeting. Outside of several presentations about the FCC’s accomplishments, the FCC added one item (listed below) that may be of relevance to our readers.
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Topics:
FCC Telehealth Program,
FCC January Open Meeting
Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Announces Approval of Additional COVID-19 Telehealth Program Applications, FCC Further Extends Temporary Relay Services Waiver, New York Comment on New COVID-19 Proceeding
FCC Announces Approval of Additional COVID-19 Telehealth Program Applications
The FCC announced the approval of an additional 77 funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Health care providers in both urban and rural areas of the country will use this $29.41 million in funding to provide Telehealth services during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Topics:
TRS,
FCC Telehealth Program,
Temporary Relay Services Waiver,
New York Covid-19 Proceeding
Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Announces Tenth Set of Approved COVID-19 Telehealth Program Applications, Washington Adopts New Universal Service Rules for Broadband Support
FCC Announces Tenth Set of Approved COVID-19 Telehealth Program Applications
The FCC announced the approval of an additional 67 funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Health care providers in both urban and rural areas of the country will use the newly approved $20.18 million in funding to provide telehealth services during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Topics:
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai,
FCC Telehealth Program,
COVID-19,
Washington Universal Rules,
Washington Broadband Support
Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Approves Another Set of COVID-19 Telehealth Applications
FCC Approves Another Set of COVID-19 Telehealth Applications
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau announced it has approved an additional 26 funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program.
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Topics:
FCC,
FCC Telehealth Program,
FCC Telehealth Initiative,
Telehealth,
COVID-19,
COVID-19 Telehealth Application Portal
Today's Regulatory Mix: COVID-19 Telehealth Applications Now Accepted Only Through Online Portal, Senators Propose $4 Billion in E-Rate Funding
COVID-19 Telehealth Applications Now Accepted Only Through Online Portal
In a Public Notice, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that beginning May 2, 2020 the COVID-19 Telehealth Program will no longer accept PDF form applications by email for the Program.
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Topics:
FCC,
FCC Telehealth Program,
Telehealth,
COVID-19 Telehealth Application Portal,
maythefourth,
maythe4th
Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Chairman Reports on Network Performance During COVID-19, FCC Waives Tariff Rules for Rural Broadband and Phone Providers , FCC Adopts COVID-19 Telehealth Program
FCC Chairman Reports on Network Performance During COVID-19
FCC Chairman Pai announced he had spoken with broadband and telephone service providers and trade association leaders about the state of American communications networks as volume and usage patterns shift during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Topics:
rural broadband,
FCC Telehealth Program,
COVID-19,
Report on Network Performance,
Tariff Rules
Today's Regulatory Mix: FTC Warns Service Providers Against "Assisting and Facilitating" Illegal Coronavirus-Related Telemarketing Calls, FCC Announces New COVID-19 Telehealth Program , FCC Home Network Tips for the Coronavirus Pandemic, FCC Supports Tribal Connectivity in New Mexico
FTC Warns Service Providers Against ‘Assisting and Facilitating’ Illegal Coronavirus-Related Telemarketing Calls
In a press release, the FTC announced its staff sent letters to nine Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers and other companies warning them that “assisting and facilitating” illegal telemarketing or robocalls related to the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic is against the law.
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Topics:
FTC,
FCC Telehealth Program,
telemarketing calls,
COVID-19,
Coronavirus,
Tribal Connectivity in New Mexico
Today: FCC Telehealth Program, FCC One-Touch, Make-Ready, FCC 5G Spectrum Auction
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Topics:
Pole Attachments,
Spectrum Frontiers,
Connected Care Pilot Program,
FCC Telehealth Program,
OTMR,
One-Touch Make-Ready,
Upper Microwave Flexible Use Service,
FCC August Open Meeting,
FCC 5G Spectrum Auction