Pa. PUC Launches Wireless Device Program for People With Disabilities
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission supported a program to provide wireless devices to people with disabilities. Commissioners voted 5-0 Thursday for Chairman Gladys Brown’s motion to expand the Telecommunications Device Distribution Program (TDDP), the PUC said. The action includes granting…
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a proposed $458,179 budget for wireless device distribution within Pennsylvania’s telephone relay service (TRS) for three years. “This is another step toward enhancing communications capabilities for low-income Pennsylvanians with disabilities,” Brown said. Also, commissioners voted 4-1 for Commissioner Norman Kennard’s motion to review TRS and TDDP for possible updates. It seeks a Audits Bureau report and creates a task force with TRS Advisory Board members, program participants, statutory advocates, wireline and wireless service providers and other experts.