Historically INCOMPAS hosts its Annual Meeting and Board of Director elections during the fall INCOMPAS Show. However, since the event will be virtual this year, the INCOMPAS Board of Directors voted to hold its 2020 Annual Meeting and Board elections in November 2020. Notice of the date and time of the Annual Meeting, as well as the Board elections, will be provided as required by the bylaws to all voting member companies.

Service provider member companies interested in becoming a part of the INCOMPAS Board should email Julia Strow for more information.

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and 14 other Senators sent a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on August 20, urging him to increase funding for and improve the operations of the Rural Health Care (RHC) program.

The Senators asserted that the demand for telehealth has dramatically increased due to the pandemic, resulting in increased costs and stretched capacity for health providers. They claimed the FCC has denied the RHC program sufficient funds to operate and delayed making funding decisions that would send aid to communities across the country.

Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), et al. sent a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on August 27, asking the FCC to boost its Lifeline program to keep students connected.

They asked the FCC to put in place a plan to respond to the pandemic and to immediately take steps to implement reforms that will bridge the homework gap. They said reforms should include additional financial support for Lifeline providers to temporarily expand unlimited mobile data and voice minutes to consumers to keep them connected during the pandemic, among other things.