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Wireline Bureau Denies PHC Rural Healthcare Telecom Program Petition

The FCC Wireline Bureau denied Primary Healthcare Centers' request for review of eight funding requests denied by the Universal Service Administrative Co. for FY 2016. In an order Monday in docket 02-60, the bureau agreed with USAC's decision that PHC…

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"failed to comply" with the rural healthcare telecom program rules because "the rates for the funding requests were not calculated consistent with commission rules." The bureau also denied PHC's request for a waiver of telecom program rules that prevented it from receiving support.