Promoting Telehealth in Rural America

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Part 54 [WC Docket No. 17-310; FCC No. 23-6; FR ID 129969] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks to support rural health care providers through the Rural Health Care (RHC) Program, with the costs of broadband and other communications services for patients in rural areas that may have limited resources, fewer doctors, and higher rates than urban areas. DATES: Effective April 24, 2023, except for §§ 54.604 (amendatory instruction 2), 54.605 (amendatory instruction 3), and 54.627 (amendatory instruction 8), which are delayed indefinitely. The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date for those rule sections. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan P. Boyle Bryan.Boyle@fcc.gov , Wireline Competition Bureau, 202-418-7400 or TTY: 202-418-0484. Requests for accommodations should be made as soon as possible in order to allow the agency to satisfy such requests whenever possible. Send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's Order on Reconsideration, Second Report and Order, and Order (Order) in WC Docket No. 17-310; FCC No. 23-6, adopted on January 26, 2023 and released on January 27, 2023. The full text of this document is available for public inspecti…