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On February 14, 2019, the FCC adopted a Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order on IP CTS, addressing matters not covered in the Commission’s June 2018 rulemaking document.
In order to improve program management and enhance its ability to prevent TRS Fund waste, fraud, and abuse, the FCC amended its rules to add IP CTS registration data to the TRS User Registration Database, a centralized system of user registration records currently used in the video relay service program.
In addition, to speed the processing of captioned 911 calls, the Commission proposes to simplify the rules for handling 911 calls placed by IP CTS users from mobile phones, tablets and computers.
Links to Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Order:
URL: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-acts-improve-management-ip-captioned-telephone-service-0
Word: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-19-11A1.docx
PDF: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-19-11A1.pdf
Text: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-19-11A1.txt
General information about TRS is available at https://www.fcc.gov/general/telecommunications-relay-services-trs. For further information, please contact Michael Scott, Disability Rights Office, CGB, at (202) 418-1264 or Michael.Scott@fcc.gov. Individuals who use videophones and are fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) may call the FCC’s ASL Consumer Support Line at (844) 432-2275 (videophone). TTY users may call the FCC’s TTY number at (888) 835-5322.