Who is funding the CTN?

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), under its new Rural Health Care Pilot Program, is funding the creation of 69 networks nationwide. The FCC will fund 85% of the costs of designing and installing the CTN network. The California Emerging Technology Fund will provide the 15% matching funds required by the FCC; and UnitedHealth Group, Inc. will fund a portion of the costs of related CTN activities.

Who is leading the project?

By order of the Governor’s Office, the project was initially managed by the University of California, with guidance from an Advisory Council consisting of experts from state government, rural healthcare, telemedicine and technology. Management of the CTN is currently being transitioned to an independent 501(c)3 corporation.