Rural healthcare providers’ funding applications for high-speed broadband during the pandemic have exceeded the $604.7 million funding cap for the FCC’s rural healthcare program. The FCC said it pulled the $197.98 million from unused funds allocated for the program in previous years.
The agency’s announcement pushes the cap to $802.7 million, the highest in the program’s history.
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