47 C.F.R. § 54.625 Support for services beyond the maximum supported distance for rural health care providers.
Title 47 - Telecommunication
(a) The maximum support distance is the distance from the health care provider to the farthest point on the jurisdictional boundary of the city in that state with the largest population, as calculated by the Administrator. (b) An eligible rural health care provider may purchase an eligible telecommunications service, as defined in §54.601(c)(1) through (c)(2), that is provided over a distance that exceeds the maximum supported distance. (c) If an eligible rural health care provider purchases an eligible telecommunications service, as defined in §54.601(c)(1) through (c)(2), that exceeds the maximum supported distance, the health care provider must pay the applicable rural rate for the distance that such service is carried beyond the maximum supported distance. [63 FR 2132, Jan. 13, 1998, as amended at 63 FR 70572, Dec. 21, 1998; 68 FR 74504, Dec. 24, 2003]
Title 47: Telecommunication
PART 54—UNIVERSAL SERVICE
Subpart G—Universal Service Support for Health Care Providers
§ 54.625 Support for services beyond the maximum supported distance for rural health care providers.
