2007 TRS Cost Recovery Declaratory Ruling
17 03 2008All..
The first link focuses on two main issues: Cost Recovery of various relay services and declaratory ruling on VRS providers offering incentives to VRS users.
The second link is a petition challenging the FCC by Sorenson on section 95 and 96 on its "broad restriction" and requested stay of these sections pending judical review in the USA State Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit – what this means is that Sorenson already has filed with Court that the FCC violated Constitutional regulations.
Third link shows that the FCC agrees with Sorenson’s petition to stay section 95 and 96. It should be noted, however, that other sections such as Section 89 thru 94 remains in effect. I suggest you read the section 89 thru 94 carefully to get better idea.
Full Report on 2007 TRS Cost Recovery Declaratory Ruling
Paragraph 95/96 Challenged by Sorenson
eyes open & thumbs up,
Ed Bosson
RT Administrator
Hmm interesting… How would this impact the ongoing CSDVRS giving dollars to state associations of the deaf? Will that be allowed to continue?
Thanks and keep up the great work!
That is a good question. According to the section 89 thru 94, it seems that any VRS providers giving dollars to state associations of the deaf as long as VRS minutes are generated are illegal. However, that is for the FCC – actually Enforcement Bureau, a branch of the FCC – to decide if CSDVRS violated any or not.
So far the FCC has not taken any action. So to answer your question, will that be allowed to continue is dependent on the FCC and if they act on it or not. If no action, then the assumption is that CSDVRS or any VRS providers will be allowed to continue the practice because the FCC has not taken any action.
eyes open & thumbs up,
Ed