Video Relay Service Reform
January 19, 2017
Releases and Actions: On January 17, 2014, the FCC held a stakeholders’ meeting for establishing an Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Service...
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categoryWhat Is a Toll Free Number and How Does it Work?
January 18, 2017
Toll free numbers are numbers that begin with one of the following three-digit codes: 800, 888, 877, 866, 855 or 844. Toll free numbers allow callers...
Spoofing and Caller ID
January 17, 2017
"Spoofing" occurs when a caller deliberately falsifies the information transmitted to your caller ID display to disguise their identity. Spoofing is...
Public Phones and Payphones
January 17, 2017
The long distance and local rates charged from payphones and phones in other public areas like hotels, hospitals, and airports can vary, and may be...
Call Splashing
January 17, 2017
What is call splashing? When you place a long-distance call from a public phone (a payphone, hotel, or airport phone, for example) your call may be...
Dial 211 for Essential Community Services
January 17, 2017
In many states, dialing “211” provides individuals and families in need with a shortcut through what may be a bewildering maze of health and human...
When Your Telephone Company Discontinues Service
January 17, 2017
Domestic carriers, which include traditional wireline telephone companies and some cable companies that provide telephone service, must follow rules...
Open Internet Transparency Rule
January 17, 2017
The FCC is focused on ensuring that every American has access to robust high-speed Internet service – better known as broadband – to harness the...
How To File A FOIA Request
January 9, 2017
To make a FOIA request pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 0.461 , you have several options: You may submit your request electronically through FOIAonline ...
Hearing Aid Compatibility for Wireline and Wireless Telephones
December 15, 2016
Wireline Telephones The Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988 (HAC Act) required that the Federal Communications Commission ensure that all...