FCC Proposed Efficiency Reforms to the Rural Health Care Program
August 08, 2026
August 08, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2026, by Chairman Brendan Carr:
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Re: Promoting Telehealth in Rural America, WC Docket No. 17-310, Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order (August 6, 2026).
If you drive about two hours north of El Paso, Texas, you will find the Mescalero Apache Reservation, which spreads out along the eastern slopes of New Mexico's Sacramento Mounta . . .
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Re: Promoting Telehealth in Rural America, WC Docket No. 17-310, Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order (August 6, 2026).
If you drive about two hours north of El Paso, Texas, you will find the Mescalero Apache Reservation, which spreads out along the eastern slopes of New Mexico's Sacramento Mounta . . .