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9-15-08
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Action Requests for Exemption from Commission's Closed Captioning Rules (11 Petitions for Waiver). (DA No. 08-2097) (Docket No 06-181)
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8-13-08
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Action Requests for Exemption from Commission's Closed Captioning Rules (3 Petitions for Waiver). (DA No. 08-1901) (Docket No 06-181)
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7-29-08
Commission Releases Request for Quotation for Contractor to Build and Operate Centralized Database for Internet Based Telecommunications Relay Service Numbering System. (CG Docket 03-123; WC Docket 05-196)
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7-23-08
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Action Requests for Exemption from Commission's Closed Captioning Rules (28 Petitions for Waiver). (DA No. 08-1715) (Docket No 06-181)
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7-17-08
Primatronix LTD., Request for Waiver of Volume Control Reset, 47 C.F.R. Section 68.317(F). Granted the request for waiver of section 68.317(f) for Models Ampli50 and Ampli100, with conditions. (DA 08-1687)
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7-16-08
Notice of Certification of State Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Programs. (DA 08-1673)
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7-3-08
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Clarifies the Transferability of Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Provider Certification. (DA 08-1589) (Docket No. 03-123)
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6-25-08
Commission Releases Sources Sought Announcement Seeking Contractor to Build and Operate Centralized Database for Internet Based Telecommunications Relay Service Numbering System. (CG Docket No. 03-123 and WC Docket No. 05-196) (DA 08-1483)
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6-24-08
FCC Adopts Telephone Numbering System and E-911 Requirements for Providers of Internet-Based Telecommunications Relay Services.
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Adelstein Statement: Word || PDF
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6-24-08
Commission Seeks Comment on Changes in Speech-to-Speech Telecommunications Relay Service Regulations; Tentatively Concludes that Internet Protocol Speech-to-Speech is Compensable from the Interstate TRS Fund.
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Adelstein Statement: Word || PDF
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6-24-08
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speeech Disabilities. Adopted the proposed rates, carrier contribution factor, and Interstate TRS Fund size for July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. (Docket No. 03-123) (DA 08-1476)
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6-5-08
The Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Reminds Digital Wireless Handset Manufacturers and Public Mobile Service Providers of Obl8igation to Designate an Agent for Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Issues. (DA 08-1331)
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6-2-08
ClearSounds Communications, Inc., Request for Waiver of Volume Control Reset, 47 C.F.R. Section 68.317(F). Granted the request for waiver of section 68.317(f) for Models ClearSounds CSC600+, ClearSounds CSC40+, ClearSounds A55+, ClearSounds A300+, ClearSounds A600+, ClearSounds TALK500, ClearSounds Talk500ER, and ClearSounds Photo50, with conditions. (DA 08-1295)
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5-28-08
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities. The FCC issued clarification on contacts between Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) providers and TRS consumers. (Docket 03-123) (FCC 08-138)
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5-6-08
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-To-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities. Extended the stay of paragraphs 95 and 96 of the 2007 TRS Cost Recovery Declaratory Ruling until May 28, 2008. (DA 08-1079)
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5-2-08
National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Submits the Payment Formula and Fund Size Estimate for the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund for the July 2008 Through June 2009 Fund Year. (DA 08-1055) (CG Docket 03-123)
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4-29-08
FCC Stakeholder Workshop on Ten-Digit Numbering Solutions for Internet-Based Telecommunications Relay Services.
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4-23-08
FCC Releases Agenda for April 29, 2008 Stakeholder Workshop on Ten-Digit Numbering Solutions for Internet-Based Telecommunications Relay Services.
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4-4-08
FCC to Hold Workshop on Solutions for Implementing Ten-Digit Telephone Numbering for Internet-Based Telecommunicaitons Relay Services (TRS) on April 29, 2008.
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4-4-08
IP-Enabled Services; Implementation Of Sections 255 And 251(a)(2) Of The Communications Act Of 1934, As Enacted By The Telecommunications Act Of 1996: Access To Telecommunications Service. Extend and modify the current waivers, as they apply to interconnected VoIP providers and traditional TRS providers. (Docket number(s) 92-105, 96-198, 03-123, 04-36)
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4-3-08
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Action Requests for Exemption from Commission's Closed Captioning Rules (12 Petitions for Waiver). (DA No. 08-793) (Docket No 06-181)
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3-19-08
CGB Seeks to Refresh Record on Assigning Internet Protocol (IP)-Based TRS Users Ten-Digit Telephone Numbers Linked to North American Numbering Plan (NANP) and Related Issues. (DA 08-607) (Docket No. 03-123)
Pleading Cycle Established
Comments Due: April 8, 2008. Reply Comments Due April 18, 2008.
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2-28-08
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Clarifies the Eligibility Requirement for Compensation From The Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Fund for Providers of Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service. (DA 08-478) (CG Docket 03-123)
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2-28-08
FCC Modifies Hearing Aid Compatibility Rules to Improve Access for Americans With Hearing Loss to Wireless Handsets.
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Copps Statement: Word || PDF
Adelstein Statement: Word || PDF
Tate Statement: Word || PDF
McDowell Statement: Word || PDF

2-12-08
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Action Requests for Exemption from Commission's Closed Captioning Rules (5 Petitions for Waiver). (DA No. 08-350) (Docket No 06-181)
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2-7-08
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities. Request for Stay Pending Judicial Review. The Commission grants a request to stay the effectiveness of paragraphs 95 and 96 of the 2007 TRS Cost Recovery Declaratory Ruling, which restricts TRS providers from using consumer or call databases to contact TRS users. (Docket No. 03-123) (DA No. 08-312)
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2-6-08
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities. Adopted a revised Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services Fund size and carrier contribution factor for the July 2007 to June 2008 Fund year. (Docket No. 03-123) (DA No. 08-303)
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2-4-08
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comment on Request for Clarification that Internet Protocol Speech-to-Speech Service is a Form of Telecommunications Relay Service Compensable from the Interstate TRS Fund. (DA No. 08-292) (Docket No 08-15)
Comments Due: 30 days after publication in the Federal Register.
Reply Comments Due: 45 days after publication in the Federal Register.
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1-11-08
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Action Requests for Exemption from Commission's Closed Captioning Rules (16 Petitions for Waiver). (DA No. 08-71) (Docket No 06-181)
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1-10-08
Applications for Certification as Certified State Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Programs Filed; Pleading Cycle Established for Comment on Applications. Docket No. 03-123; DA No. 08-60.
Comments Due: February 11, 2008. Reply Comments Due: February 26, 2008.
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1-8-08
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities. Granted Snap's and Verizon's requests for a temporary waiver of the speed dialing requirement for Video Relay Services (VRS). Docket No. 03-123 (DA 008-45)
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12-26-07
Telecommunications Relay Services And Speech-to-Speech Services For Individuals With Hearing And Speech Disabilities.
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12-17-07
The Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau reports on the First Triennial Review of the Commission's Policies and Practices Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. (DA 07-5009)
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12-07-07
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comment on Petition for Clarification Concerning the Provision of Deaf Blind Relay Service (DBRS).
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12-5-07
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Action Requests for Exemption from Commission's Closed Captioning Rules (9 Petitions for Waiver). (DA No. 07-4884) (Docket No 06-181)
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11-19-07
Commission Adopts TRS Cost Recovery Methodology Report & Order and Declaratory Ruling on October 26, 2007. (Docket No. CG 03-123, FCC 07-186)
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Copps Statement: Word || PDF
Adelstein Statement: Word || PDF
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10-26-07
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Action Requests for Exemption from Commission's Closed Captioning Rules (10 Petitions for Waiver). (DA No. 07-4393) (Docket No 06-181)
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Geemarc Telecom International, Ltd., Request for Waiver of Volume Control Reset, 47 C.F.R. Section 68.317(F). Granted the request for waiver of section 68.317(f) for Models Geemarc Ampli 200+, Geemarc Clearsound 200+, Geemarc CLEARVIEW 200+, and Geemarc 200+, with conditions. (DA 07-4395)
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Clarity, A Division of Plantronics, Inc., Request for Waiver of Volume Control Reset, 47 C.F.R. Section 68.317(F). Granted the request for waiver of section 68.317(f) for Models C4220, C4230, and C4230HS, with conditions. (DA 07-4396)
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10-9-07
In the Matters of IP-Enabled Services; Access to Telecommunications Service, Telecommunications Equipment and Customer Premises Equipment by Persons with Disabilities; TRS and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; and The Use of N11 Codes and Other Abbreviated Dialing Arrangements. Granted in part and denied in part several petitions for waiver relating to the Commission's recent VoIP TRS Order. Comments sought. (Dockets Number WC 04-36, WT 96-198, CG 03-123, and CC 92-105)
Comments due 30 days after publication in the Federal Register and Reply Comments may be filed 45 days after publication in the Federal Register.
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