IP-Enabled Services; Implementation of Sections 255 and 251(a)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934, as Enacted by The Telecommunications Act of 1996: Access to Telecommunications Service, Telecommunications Equipment and Customer Premises Equipment by Persons With Disabilities; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities
accessibility · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2009-07-29 · Effective 2009-06-26 · 74 FR 37624
Document
Document number
E9-18008
Federal Register citation
74 FR 37624
CFR reference
47 CFR 64
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; extension of waiver.
Category
accessibility
Publication date
2009-07-29
Effective date
2009-06-26
FCC docket
WC Docket No. 04-36, CG Docket No. 03-123, WT Docket No. 96-198 and CC Docket No. 92-105
Abstract
In this document, the Commission, via the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, extends the limited waiver granted in Implementation of Sections 255 and 251(a)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934, as Enacted by the Telecommunications Act of 1996: Access to Telecommunications Service, Telecommunications Equipment and Customer Premises Equipment by Persons with Disabilities; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, Order (2009 TRS 711 Waiver Order), of the requirement that traditional telecommunications relay service (TRS) providers (those providing relay service via the public switched telephone network and a text telephone (TTY)) must automatically and immediately call an appropriate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) when receiving an emergency 711-dialed call placed by an interconnected voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) user.