Hamilton Relay Asks FCC to Update Equal Access TRS Rules
Hamilton Relay supported an FCC NPRM to repeal equal access and billing options requirements as applied to traditional telecom relay service, non-IP forms of captioned telephone service, and speech-to-speech offerings, in comments posted Friday in docket 03-123. "Equal access is…
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unnecessary because Hamilton does not charge any of its users (including its TRS, CTS, and STS users) for long distance services, and increasingly users are migrating to IP-based and wireless services that render equal access inapplicable," the company said. "Forcing Hamilton and other providers to build and maintain the infrastructure necessary to come into compliance with the currently-waived requirements would impose an unnecessary burden." Replies are due Feb. 13.