Rural Health Care
About Rural Health Care:
- Overview of the Program
- Overview of the Process
- Monthly Conference Calls
- Individual Outreach
- Understanding Audits
- Training Events
- Filing Appeals
- FCC Links
- Rural Health Care Pilot Program
Rural Health Care Tools:
Step 1: Providing Internet Support
Service providers may only provide discounted Internet service of the types described below and must have a valid Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) issued by USAC.
For purposes of the Rural Health Care Program, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) defines eligible Internet access as "an information service that enables rural health care providers to post their own data, interact with stored data, generate new data, or communicate over the World Wide Web." Transmissions must traverse the Internet in some fashion.
Internal connections, computer equipment, or other telecommunications equipment, even when used to access the Internet, are not eligible for support. Any service provider that has a valid SPIN may provide these services to participants.
You can complete the Service Provider Identification Number and Contact Information Form (Form 498) on the forms page to begin the process of obtaining a SPIN.
