FCC Developing NPRM on TRS Program Goals, Wheeler Tells Lawmakers
The FCC has “initiated corrective action plans” responding to the May GAO report on the telecom relay service (TRS) program, Chairman Tom Wheeler reassured lawmakers in a letter dated July 10 and released Friday. “The Commission is drafting a notice…
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of proposed rulemaking that will seek public comment on clearly stated proposed goals for the TRS program,” Wheeler said. “The notice will include specific proposals by which to measure the program’s performance toward meeting those stated goals.” The FCC is using the GAO Green Book, as advised, for the right balance. The GAO Green Book and Office of Management and Budget guidance also are helping the FCC in shaping the risk assessments, Wheeler said. “To ensure better communication with groups that are impacted by the TRS program, such as TRS users and providers, the FCC has entered into a contract with MITRE that will facilitate the FCC’s efforts to directly address some of the GAO’s recommendations and will also further the goal of ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of functionally equivalent communications services for the covered disability populations.” The contract has yielded the creation of a TRS Center of Expertise, Wheeler added.