The FCC seeks comments on NECA’s proposed new rates for compensat...
The FCC seeks comments on NECA’s proposed new rates for compensating telecom relay services providers for the year starting July 1. The rates ultimately determine the Telecom Relay Service Fund’s size and what carriers must pay into it. NECA…
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this year gave the FCC a range of per-min. rates for each TRS service, such as video relay service, IP relay, speech-to-speech and others. NECA’s decision not to recommend specific rates adds “more uncertainty and complexity to the process,” said Sorenson Communications in a statement. Only a fraction of deaf people have access to VRS, Sorenson, which sells VRS services and equipment, said: “This annual struggle over the rate, and the uncertainty it brings, makes it impossible to invest in and plan how to offer the best quality VRS service to as many deaf people as possible.” Comments by May 16, replies by May 23.