On April 13, 2021, the FCC granted conditional certification to ClearCaptions to provide Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) using automatic speech recognition (ASR) in addition to its existing communications assistant-based IP CTS. ClearCaptions will introduce ASR-based IP CTS to reduce wait times for callers when all communications assistants are occupied. The ASR platform …
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Comment Date: April 19, 2021Reply Comment Date: May 3, 2021 CG Docket Nos. 03-123, 10-51, and 12-38 On November 20, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to expand the telecommunications relay service (TRS) Fund contribution base for support of video relay service (VRS) and Internet Protocol (IP) …
Comment Date: April 2, 2021Reply Comment Date: April 9, 2021 The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission seeks comment on the General Services Administration’s (GSA) petition for waiver of the applicable user registration requirements for two forms of telecommunications relay services (TRS): Internet Protocol Relay service (IP Relay) and Internet Protocol …
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Temporary waivers of certain rules governing telecommunications relay services (TRS) that were previously granted to ensure continuity of service during the ongoing COVID-19 national emergency extended through August 31, 2021. Acting on its own motion, the FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau has extended through Aug. 31 previously granted temporary waivers of certain TRS (telecommunications …
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On February 26, 2021, the FCC released a Public Notice to remind entities currently certified by the FCC to participate in the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP), as well as other entities interested in participating in the program, that applications are due for the next 5-year certification cycle by June 30, 2021. The next …
Oppositions due: March 9, 2021Reply comments due: March 19, 2021 On October 2, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Report and Order (Order) establishing Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services (TFS) Fund compensation rates for the Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) for the next two years. T-Mobile USA, Inc. on behalf of Sprint …
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MISUSE OF INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) CAPTIONED TELEPHONE SERVICE; TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES AND SPEECH-TO-SPEECH SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HEARING AND SPEECH DISABILITIES; PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION. Dismisses as moot Hamilton Relay, Inc.’s petition for partial reconsideration of the Commission’s 2019 Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service order regarding Telecommunications Relay Services User Registration Database implementation. (Dkt No 13-24 …
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STRUCTURE AND PRACTICES OF THE VIDEO RELAY SERVICE PROGRAM; TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES AND SPEECH-TO-SPEECH SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HEARING AND SPEECH DISABILITIES. Dismisses the Telecommunications Relay Service Advisory Council’s Petition for Reconsideration of the Commission’s 2017 Video Relay Service compensation order. (Dkt No 10-51 03-123). Action by: Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 2021-01-14 …
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On December 11, 2020, the FCC granted conditional certification to InnoCaption to provide Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) using automatic speech recognition (ASR) in addition to its existing communications assistant-based IP CTS. The ASR service is available on the mobile application InnoCaption+, and consumers can choose whether to use ASR or a communications …
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The Commission proposes to expand the TRS Fund contribution base for support of VRS and IP Relay to include intrastate, as well as, interstate end-user revenues from providers of telecommunications and VoIP services. (Dkt No 03-123 10-51 12-38). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 2020-11-18 by NPRM. (FCC No. 20-161). CGB. FCC-20-161A1.docx FCC-20-161A1.pdf FCC-20-161A1.txt FCC-20-161A2.docx FCC-20-161A2.pdf …