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PROCESS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE FCC RHCPP

1. OHN submits Requests for Proposal (RFP to the Federal Communication Commission's administrative contractor, the Universal Services Administrative Company (USAC), and USAC publishes the RFP.  RFP's for Oregon and for the Rural Health Care Pilot Program projects in other states may be viewed at the following URL along with other information about the Program: http://www.usac.org/rhc-pilot-program/tools/search-postings-2009.aspx#OR
   
2. Private broadband service suppliers (phone companies, cable companies, other telecommunications service providers) bid on each project. Winning bidders are contracted to install and operate any necessary facilities and to provide the Quality of Service specified in the RFP.
    
3. USAC pays the service provider 85 percent of the cost for eligible projects, with the 15 percent match of construction, installation and monthly service costs for up to three years paid by the eligible organization or by subsidy funds provided through OHN for eligible rural locations.
    
4. OHN monitors the broadband services through OHN's Network Operations Center (NOC) to insure compliance with the specified technical standards.