Senate Republicans Question Consulting Fees
Senate Republicans pressed the FCC and the Universal Service Administrative Co. on what the lawmakers see as possibly excessive consulting fees. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., “wish to express our concern that rate-payer…
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dollars dedicated to programs under USAC’s stewardship, such as the Rural Health Care (RHC) program, are going toward unnecessary or excessive consulting fees rather than their intended purpose -- helping rural health care providers gain access to essential telecommunications and broadband services,” they said in a letter sent Tuesday. “We strongly support the goals of the RHC program, but we are concerned that an unreasonable portion of RHC funds may be going to so-called ‘application mills’ rather than toward funding the broadband services for rural hospitals and clinics as intended.” They requested answers to several questions by May 24.