Advanced Communications Access for Individuals with Disabilities
FCC rules require advanced communications services and equipment used for ACS to be accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, unless...
Use of TTY Devices with Digital Wireless Phones
Text telephone devices (TTYs or TDDs) are used by people with hearing or speech disabilities to send and receive text messages over telephone network...
FAQ: Ten-Digit Numbering Requirements for VRS and IP Relay
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted rules that require Video Relay Service (VRS) and Internet Protocol (IP) Relay users to obtain a �...
Ten-Digit Numbering and Emergency Call Handling Procedures for Internet-Based TRS
Since December 31, 2008, persons with hearing and speech disabilities using Video Relay Service (VRS) or Internet Protocol Relay (IP Relay) – two f...
Internet Protocol Version 6: IPv6 for Consumers
What is IPv6?
In order to connect devices over the Internet, each device must have an Internet protocol (IP) address. The current IP system is Ver...
Closed Captioning for Digital Television (DTV)
Closed captioning is an assistive technology that allows persons with hearing disabilities to access television programming. Closed captioning displa...
Closed Captioning and Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes for Viewing Free Over-the-Air Programming on Analog Televisions
The digital television (DTV) transition refers to the switch from analog to digital broadcast television. When the DTV transition was completed on Ju...
Payphone Relay Service
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) providers to be able to handle all calls normally carried...
AMBER Alerts
AMBER alerts are used by law enforcement to notify the public about missing children thought to have been abducted. AMBER Alerts are only used ...
IP Relay Fraud
Business owners and operators who do conduct transactions by phone should be aware that the FCC has received reports of scammers using IP-based telec...