The FCC Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau raised the compens...
The FCC Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau raised the compensation rates for each of the telecom relay services (TRSs) due to the adjustments in the underlying cost data. It said effective for the July 1, 2004, to June 30,…
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2005, TRS fund year, the TRS compensation rates will be $1.398 per min. (an increase of $0.049) for eligible traditional TRS and IP Relay; $1.596 per min. (an increase of $0.156) for eligible STS (speech-to-speech); and $7.596 per min. (an increase of $0.303) for eligible VRS (video relay service). The Bureau said the National Exchange Carrier Assn. should make such supplemental payments retroactive to July 1 to the providers for services compensated under the initial rates adopted in the 2004 Bureau TRS Rate Order.