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FCC 54.635
Revised as of October 1, 2014
Goto Year:2013 |
2015
§ 54.635 Eligible equipment.
(a) Both individual and consortium applicants may receive support for
network equipment necessary to make functional an eligible service that
is supported under the Healthcare Connect Fund.
(b) Consortium applicants may also receive support for network
equipment necessary to manage, control, or maintain an eligible service
or a dedicated health care broadband network. Support for network
equipment is not available for networks that are not dedicated to
health care.
(c) Network equipment eligible for support includes the following:
(1) Equipment that terminates a carrier's or other provider's
transmission facility and any router/switch that is directly connected
to either the facility or the terminating equipment. This includes
equipment required to light dark fiber, or equipment necessary to
connect dedicated health care broadband networks or individual health
care providers to middle mile or backbone networks;
(2) Computers, including servers, and related hardware (e.g. printers,
scanners, laptops) that are used exclusively for network management;
(3) Software used for network management, maintenance, or other network
operations, and development of software that supports network
management, maintenance, and other network operations;
(4) Costs of engineering, furnishing (i.e. as delivered from the
manufacturer), and installing network equipment; and
(5) Equipment that is a necessary part of health care provider-owned
network facilities.
(d) Additional limitations: Support for network equipment is limited to
equipment:
(1) Purchased or leased by a Consortium Leader or eligible health care
provider; and
(2) Used for health care purposes.
[ 78 FR 13986 , Mar. 1, 2013]
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Goto Section: 54.634 | 54.636
Goto Year: 2013 |
2015
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