Ways to Save on Infrastructure

USAC Cost Savings

Eligible e-Link consortium members may qualify for USAC discounts of up to 65%, resulting in significant savings for eligible services and/or network equipment.

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Who Qualifies? 

Health Care

• Community health centers or health centers providing health care to migrants
• Community mental health centers
• Local health departments and agencies
• Non-profit hospitals
• Dedicated ER of a for-profit rural hospital
• Off-site data centers
• Off-site administration offices

Education

• Post-secondary educational institutions offering health care instruction, teaching hospital or medical school

Examples of Discounts

• Equipment for managing, controlling, or maintaining broadband services on a dedicated health care network
• Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
• Metro Ethernet connectivity
• Dark Fiber
• Indefeasible Rights of Use (IRUs)
• Wide Area Network (WAN) equipment
• Connectivity to regional and national research and education networks (Internet2)
• Cybersecurity Services
• Digital Data Services
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Network Management Software

Path to Cost Savings

To learn more and to see if your organization qualifies for USAC or RFP vendor discounts, contact Martin Maize, e-Link Senior Program Manager at MOMaize@uams.edu.