FCC, USAC Chiefs Seek To Reassure Thune, Gardner on RHC Spending
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and Universal Service Administrative Co. CEO Chris Henderson sought to reassure Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Cory Gardner, R-Colo., that money from such programs as Rural Health Care (RHC) aren't going toward excessive consulting fees. Wheeler…
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and Henderson “share some of the concerns expressed in your letter about the cost to RHC and E-rate applicants of hiring consultants to assist with paperwork and compliance with the other requirements of the two programs,” they said in a May 26 reply the FCC released Friday. “Importantly, however, neither the RHC nor the E-rate program provides support of the sort described in your letter. Specifically, our rules do not allow RHC or E-rate funding to go to consultants that provide administrative support to program applicants.” Wheeler provided a separate June 3 reply to Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., released by the agency Friday, on the E-rate Productivity Center portal. Many stakeholders found that portal "challenging" but the challenge has been "overcome," Wheeler told Johnson, citing an extension given on this front to accommodate earlier challenges.