What I meant is I hope that the FCC Panel will come up with a solution – perhaps a low cost for high broadband speed.

What you said is true and I hope that federal gov’t will resolve that. At least that is one of Obaman’s directive to Congress to resolve that.

eyes open & thumbs up…

I am not sure if I am with you that broadband should be a right of deaf people so they can access VRS. I know many hearing people who struggle to get high speed in rural areas and even then, it is either too costly or only works well for computers but not videophones. Especially those rural areas that are using fiber optic wireless lines to power a range of rural areas.

Those who still live in communities that use dial-up or other forms of “alternative broadband” are probably going to need to use text-based TRS because the speed required to support video conferencing is significant given that only 20 people live in a 50 mile radius in some places. It is not feasible.