Rural Health Care

Rural Health Care Outreach

Conference Call Agenda May 13, 2010

The Rural Health Care Division (RHCD) of USAC hosts a monthly outreach conference call for applicants and service providers on the second Thursday of each month at 2 pm ET. These calls are a forum in which applicants and service providers can raise issues and concerns or seek clarification of program rules or requirements. The RHCD provides an agenda for the calls, followed by a general question and answer period. RHC officials moderate the calls.

If you would like to submit a topic for discussion to add to the agenda, please send an e-mail . Participants may begin calling in 10 minutes before the call begins.

Phone Number: 1-800-240-9939
Pass code: 6772932 (be sure to press the pound key after entering the numbers)

Agenda

  1. Installation costs: What USAC covers
  2. Consultants: To use or not to use?
  3. Keeping in Touch: Updating your Form 498 (Service Providers ONLY)
  4. 2009 Forms: Deadline is fast approaching for Forms 466 and 466-A
  5. What to do if: Your service changes or contract ends in mid-fund year

Conference Call Guidelines

  • Please use your mute button if you are not asking a question on the call; with the large number of call-ins this should cut down on the background interference noise.
  • If you don't have a mute button, hit *6 which acts as a mute.
  • Please be sure to mute your phone in one of the above ways if you are using a cell phone.
  • If you have music on hold, please do NOT put the conference call on hold.
  • Please be courteous to others on the phone; try to listen to questions as they may be relevant to you at some point.
  • Please avoid side conversations, which can be picked up by your phone's microphone.

  • If you have difficulty connecting to the call, please contact Conference Plus at 877-333-CONF, option 5.


Last modified on 9/15/2010