FCC Bureau Gives Sprint, Hamiton Relay TRS, STS, CTS Temporary Waivers
FCC staff granted Sprint and Hamilton Relay temporary waivers from "two mandatory minimum requirements" for providers of traditional telecom relay service (TRS), speech-to-speech relay service (STS), and captioned telephone service (CTS). The rules "require TRS providers to allow users to…
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have long distance calls carried by their preferred long distance carrier and to offer the same billing options (such as collect, calling card, and third party billing) traditionally offered by wireline telephone companies," said a Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau order in docket 03-123 Wednesday. "These two requirements are temporarily waived for providers of traditional TRS, STS, and CTS, to the extent that the providers do not assess a toll charge for long-distance calls. Each waiver remains in effect for two years, or until the effective date of a Commission rulemaking or other decision as to the continuing application of the requirement to traditional TRS, STS, and CTS, whichever occurs first."