• FCC Extends Reply Comment Due Date for Sixth Further Notice on Calling Services for Incarcerated People. (Order), WC Docket No. 12-375, DA 23-10 released January 5, 2023.

In this Order, the FCC extends the deadline to submit reply comment on reforms to expand the provision of Telecommunications Relay Services to incarcerated people with communication disabilities, discussed in the Sixth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 22-76), released September 30, 2022.

• FCC Seeks Comment on Petition for Limited Waiver of VRS Privacy Screen Rule. (Public Notice),CG Docket Nos. 03-123 and 10-51, DA 23-28, released January 12, 2023.

In this Public Notice, the FCC seeks comment on a Petition for Limited Waiver of the Video Relay Service (VRS) privacy screen rule filed by Sorenson Communications. The privacy screen rule prohibits a VRS communications assistant (CA) from enabling a visual privacy screen or similar feature during a VRS call and requires the CA to disconnect a VRS call if the caller or called party enables a privacy screen or similar feature for more than five minutes or is otherwise unresponsive or unengaged for more than five minutes. Sorenson seeks a limited waiver of the rule to allow VRS users to participate in video conferences with their cameras turned off when not presenting, for potentially more than five minutes.

• FCC Seeks Comment on Petition for Reconsideration of TRS User Registration Report and Order. (Public Notice), CG Docket Nos. 03-123, 10-51, and 13-24, DA 23-29, released January 12, 2023.

In this Public Notice, the FCC seeks comment on a Petition for Partial Reconsideration filed by Sorenson Communications. Sorenson seeks reconsideration of two aspects of the two-week “grace period” rule that allows Video Relay Service (VRS) and Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) providers to provide service compensable from the Interstate TRS Fund for up to two weeks while a new user’s or porting-in user’s registration is pending verification in the TRS User Registration Database.

• Comments sought on Petitions for Reconsideration of Accessible Carceral Communications Order. (Public Notice), WC Docket No. 12-375, DA 23-81, released Jan. 27, 2023.

In this Public Notice, the FCC seeks comment on five petitions for reconsideration in the carceral communications proceeding. Two petitions sought reconsideration of portions of the Third Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, released on May 24, 2021. Three petitions sought reconsideration of accessibility matters addressed in the Fourth Report and Order and Sixth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, released on September 30, 2022.

• FCC Seeks Comment on ClearCaptions's Application for Full Certification to Provide Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service. (Public Notice), CG Docket No. 03-123, DA 23-86, released January 30, 2023.

In this Public Notice, the FCC seeks comment on the application filed by ClearCaptions LLC (ClearCaptions) for full certification to provide Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) supported by the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund.

• FCC Announces Opposition and Reply Due Dates for Petition for Partial Reconsideration of TRS Registration Order. (Public Notice), CG Docket Nos. 03-123, 10-51, and 13-24, DA 23-91, released Feb. 1, 2023.

In this Public Notice, the FCC announces the opposition and reply due dates for a petition for partial reconsideration, filed by Sorenson Communications, LLC, of the Report and Order adopting a two-week grace period for new and porting users submitting personal information to the TRS User Registration Database. During the grace period, VRS and IP CTS providers may seek compensation for calls to and from users, pending verification of their eligibility and identity.

• Comment Dates Set for Proposed Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service Compensation Plan. (Public Notice), CG Docket Nos. 22-408, 03-123, and 13-24, DA 23-104, released Feb. 3, 2023.

In this Public Notice, the FCC announces the comment due dates on a proposed plan for Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund support of Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS), discussed in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 22-97), released December 22, 2022.

• FCC Seeks Comment on Hamilton's Application for Full Certification to Provide Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service. (Public Notice), CG Docket No. 03-123, DA 23-214, released March 14, 2023.

In this Public Notice, the FCC seeks comment on the application filed by Hamilton Relay, Inc. (Hamilton) for full certification to provide Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) supported by the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund.