47 CFR § 54.628 - Duplicate support.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s54.628"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "47 CFR § 54.628 - Duplicate support."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "54.628"
section_name: "Duplicate support."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "COMMON CARRIER SERVICES"
part_number: "54"
part_name: "UNIVERSAL SERVICE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 155, 201, 205, 214, 219, 220, 229, 254, 303(r), 403, 1004, 1302, 1601-1609, and 1752, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 32948, June 17, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
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# 54.628 Duplicate support.

(a) Eligible health care providers that seek support under the Healthcare Connect Fund Program for telecommunications services may not also request support from the Telecommunications Program for the same services.

(b) Eligible health care providers that seek support under the Telecommunications Program or the Healthcare Connect Fund Program may not also request support from any other universal service program for the same expenses.