FCC Announces Last Awardees in $200M COVID-19 Telehealth Program

The FCC Wireline Bureau approved its final 25 funding applications for the COVID-19 telehealth program, it said Wednesday, after announcing last month it was closing the application window because demand exceeded the $200 million allocated by Congress in March (see 2006250070). "I expect that the momentum for delivering care directly to patients outside the confines of brick-and-mortar facilities will continue to build well after this pandemic," Commissioner Brendan Carr said, adding the FCC will take applications later this year for its $100 million Connected Care pilot.