Funding Year RHCD began accepting applications for the 1999 Funding Year on March 1, 1999. If you are applying for support for the 1998 Funding Year, please view the 1998 Funding Year Web Site. For more information about RHCD, please refer to the section titled About RHCD . Support is available for eligible telecommunication services with a bandwith equal to or less than 1.544 Mbps.
Support is also available for limited long distance charges for accessing the Internet.
A HCP can save on a service it already has or upgrade. A HCP can find out its level of support and what its total service charge will be before committing to a telecommunications service. Only eligible HCPs may participate in the RHCD program. If you are not sure, please refer to the RHCD List of Rural Areas . Please note that a HCP does not have to be in a rural area to receive support for Internet access.