[Federal Register: November 30, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 229)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[CG Docket No. 03-123; DA 05-2961]
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services
for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission seeks comment on a petition
for rulemaking to mandate captioned telephone relay service and to
approve Internet-Protocol (IP) captioned telephone relay service.
Captioned telephone service is a form of telecommunications relay
service (TRS) that permits persons, on the same device, to
simultaneously listen to what the other party is saying and read
captions of what the other party is saying. Presently the service is
eligible for compensation from the Interstate TRS Fund (Fund), but is
not mandatory. The petition asks the Commission to initiate a
rulemaking for the purpose of making captioned telephone service a
mandatory form of TRS and approving IP captioned telephone service as
eligible for compensation from the Fund.
DATES: Comments are due on or before December 30, 2005. Reply comments
are due on or before January 17, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by [docket number and/or
rulemaking number], by any of the following methods:
[squf] Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
[squf] Federal Communications Commission's Web site: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
[squf] Mail: Parties who choose to file by paper should also submit
their comment on diskette. These diskettes should be submitted, along
with three paper copies to Dana Jackson, Consumer & Governmental
Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 3-
C418, Washington, DC 20554. Such a submission should be on a 3.5 inch
diskette formatted in an IBM compatible formatted using Word 97 or
compatible software. The diskette should be accompanied by a cover
letter and should be submitted in ``read only'' mode. The diskette
should be clearly labeled with the commenter's name, proceeding
(including the lead docket number in this case (CG Docket No. 03-123)),
type of pleading (comment or reply comment), date of submission, and
the name of the electronic file on the diskette. The label should also
include the following phrase ``Disk Copy--Not an Original.'' Each
diskette should contain only one party's pleadings, preferably in a
single electronic file. In addition, commenters must send diskette
copies to the Commission's contractor at Portals II, 445 12th Street,
SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554.
[squf] People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language
interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone (202) 418-
0539 or TTY: (202) 418-0432.
For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Jackson, (202) 418-2247 (voice),
(202) 418-7989 (TTY), or e-mail Dana.Jackson@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's
document DA 05-2961, released November 14, 2005. Pursuant to Sec. Sec.
1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission rules, 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.419,
interested parties may file comments on or before the dates indicated
on the first page of this document. Comments may be filed using: (1)
The Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), (2) the
Federal Government's eRulemaking Portal, or (3) by filing paper copies.
See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR
24121, May 1, 1998.
[squf] Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically
using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/ or the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Filers
should follow the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting
comments.
[squf] For ECFS filers, if multiple docket or rulemaking numbers
appear in the caption of this proceeding, filers must transmit one
electronic copy of the comments for each docket or rulemaking number
referenced in the caption. In completing the transmittal screen, filers
should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address,
and the applicable docket or rulemaking number. Parties may also submit
an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions,
filers should send an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and include the following
words in the body of the message, ``get form.'' A sample form and
directions will be sent in response. All comments received are viewable
by the general public at any time through the Web site.
[squf] Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file
an original and four copies of each filing. If more than one docket or
rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers
must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or
rulemaking number. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery,
by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S.
Postal Service mail (although the Commission continues to experience
delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). All filings must be
addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary,
Federal Communications Commission.
[squf] The Commission's contractor will receive hand-delivered or
messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary at 236
Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. The filing
hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries must be
held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be
disposed of before entering the building.
[squf] Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton
Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743.
[squf] U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail
should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington DC 20554.
Pursuant to Sec. 1.1206 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1206,
this proceeding will be conducted as a permit-but-disclose proceeding
in which ex parte communications are subject to disclosure.
The full text of document DA 05-2961 and copies of any subsequently
filed documents relating to this matter will be available for public
inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC
Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room
CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. This document and copies of subsequently
filed documents in this matter may also be purchased from the
Commission's contractor at Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-
B402, Washington, DC 20554. Customers may contact the Commission's
contractor at their Web site http://www.bcpiweb.com or by calling 1-800-378-
3160. A copy of NECA's submission may also be found by searching ECFS
at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs (insert CG
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Docket No. 03-123 into the proceeding block).
To request materials in accessible formats for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format),
send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice) or (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Document DA 05-2961 can also be downloaded in Word and Portable
Document Format (PDF) at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb.dro.
Federal Communications Commission.
Jay Keithley,
Deputy Bureau Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 05-23449 Filed 11-29-05; 8:45 am]
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