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RULES: Individuals with hearing and speech disabilities; telecommunications relay and speech-to-speech services,
Published: 2003-09-29
This document clarifies that captioned telephone voice carry
over (VCO) service is a type of telecommunications relay service (TRS),
and that eligible providers of such service are eligible to recover
their costs in accordance with section 225 of the Communications Act.
This document also clarifies that certain TRS mandatory minimum
standards do
PROPOSED RULES: Telecommunications Act of 1996; implementation—; Consumers’ long distance carriers; unauthorized changes (slamming),
Published: 2003-04-18
In this document, the Commission seeks comment on whether to
revise, clarify, or adopt any additional rules in order to more
effectively carry out Congress' directives in the Communications Act to
combat unauthorized changes in a subscriber's telecommunications
providers (also known as ``slamming''). In order to maximize the
accuracy and
Part V: Federal Communications Commission,
Published: 2003-10-01
In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved for three years the
information collections contained in the Commission's telemarketing
rules at Sec. Sec. 64.1200(d)(1), (d)(3), (d)(6), (f)(3) and (g)(1).
Sections 64.1200(a)(5), (a)(6) and (c)(2) are already to be effective
October 1, 2003
PROPOSED RULES: Telecommunications Act of 1996; implementation—; Consumers’ long distance carriers; unauthorized changes (slamming); correction,
Published: 2003-05-12
This document corrects the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
to the proposed rule published in the Federal Register of April 18,
2003, regarding Unauthorized Changes of Consumers' Long Distance
Carriers. This correction revises the figures initially given in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
RULES: Telephone Consumer Protection Act; implementation—; Sending unsolicited facsimile advertisements; time limitiations,
Published: 2003-10-14
In this document, the Commission temporarily stays the
limitations imposed in Sec. 64.1200(f)(3) on the duration of an
``established business relationship'' as applied to the sending of
unsolicited facsimile advertisements. As a result, the 18month
limitation on the duration of the established business relationship
based on purchases and
PROPOSED RULES: Wireless telecommunications services—; Bell Operating Companies’ separate affiliate and related requirements, etc.; sunset,
Published: 2003-05-29
In this proceeding, the Commission seeks comment on the
appropriate classification of Bell Operating Companies' (BOCs) and
incumbent independent local exchange carriers' (independent LECs)
provision of inregion, interstate and international interexchange
telecommunications services. It seeks comment on how changes to the
competitive landscape
RULES: Individuals with hearing and speech disabilities; improved telecommunications relay and speech-to-speech services,
Published: 2003-11-03
In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved for three years the annual
reporting requirement for IP Relay providers to submit a report to the
FCC detailing the technical developments that have occurred to enable
IP Relay providers to meet the TRS mandatory minimum standards waived
in the
PROPOSED RULES: Telcommunications Act of 1996; implementation—; Pay telephone reclassification and compensation provisions,
Published: 2003-06-02
This document seeks comment on whether the Commission needs to
amend its payphone compensation rules, which are designed to provide
fair percall compensation, pursuant to section 276 of the Act, to
payphone service providers (PSPs). On a petition for review, the United
States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C.
Circuit), on
RULES: Telecommunications Act of 1996; implementation—; Pay telephone reclassification and compensation provisions,
Published: 2003-11-06
This document adopts new payphone compensation rules that
place liability on the facilitiesbased long distance carrier to
compensate payphone service providers (PSPs) for payphoneoriginated
calls that are completed on that facilitiesbased long distance
carrier's platform. The Commission also establishes a payment mechanism
for switchbased
RULES: Telecommunications Act of 1996; implementation—; Consumers’ long distance carriers; unauthorized changes (slamming); clarification,
Published: 2003-07-07
In this document we clarify certain issues pertaining to the
Third Order on Reconsideration and Second Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (Reconsideration Order), regarding Unauthorized Changes of
Consumers' Long Distance Carriers. In the Reconsideration Order, we
stated that, given the proliferation of customers that are now or may
soon be
RULES: Individuals with hearing and speech disabilities; telecommunications relay and speech-to-speech services,
Published: 2003-11-07
This document seeks public comment on petitions filed for
reconsideration of certain rules adopted by the Commission in the
Second Improved TRS Order, published at 68 FR 50973 (August 25, 2003).
The petitions request that the Commission waive and reconsider its
rules regarding the emergency call handling of TRS calls, and that the
Commission waive
RULES: Americans with Disabilities Act; implementation—; Telecommunications relay services; coin sent-paid calls,
Published: 2003-02-07
This document eliminates the requirement that common carriers
provide coin sentpaid telecommunications relay service (TRS) from
payphones on the grounds that it is currently technologically
infeasible to provide coin sentpaid relay service through payphones.
This document requires common carriers to provide local payphone calls
made through TRS
RULES: Telecommunications Act of 1996; implementation; Consumers’ long distance carriers; unauthorized changes (slamming),
Published: 2003-07-16
This document announces the effective date of certain sections
of the Commission's rules regarding unauthorized changes of consumers'
preferred telecommunications service providers. Certain sections of the
rules contained information collection requirements that required the
approval of the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') before they
RULES: Individuals with hearing and speech disabilities; telecommunications relay and speech-to-speech services,
Published: 2003-12-24
In this document, the Commission announces the effective date of the amendments to the Commission's rules for governing
telecommunications relay services (TRS) and related customer premises
equipment for persons with disabilities that contained information
collection requirements.
RULES: Americans with Disabilities Act; implementation—; Telecommunications relay services; coin sent-paid calls; correction,
Published: 2003-02-24
On February 7, 2003 (68 FR 6352), the Commission published
final rules in the Federal Register, which amended the rules for coin
sentpaid. This document contains a correction to the DATES section
which was published inadvertently.
RULES: Telecommunications Act of 1996; implementation—; Consumers’ long distance carriers; unauthorized changes (slamming),
Published: 2003-07-21
This document announces the effective date of certain sections
of the Commission's rules regarding unauthorized changes of consumers'
preferred telecommunications service providers. Certain sections of the
rules contained information collection requirements that required the
approval of the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') before they
PROPOSED RULES: Update default compensation rate for dial-around calls from payphones,
Published: 2003-12-08
By this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Commission
commences a proceeding to consider a new default compensation rate for
dialaround calls from payphones. The NPRM seeks comment on whether to
modify the default rate of $0.24 percall for dialaround payphone
calls established more than four years ago.
PROPOSED RULES: Interstate pay-per-call and other information services; toll-free numbers caller charges, etc.,
Published: 2003-03-27
On July 11, 1996, the Commission released a document which
amended the Commission's rules governing interstate paypercall and
other information services to conform with the requirements of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 Act). Through amendments to
section 228, the 1996 Act addressed abusive practices that threatened
public confidence in
RULES: Americans with Disabilities Act; implementation—; Individuals with hearing and speech disabilities; telecommunications relay services and speech-to-speech services,
Published: 2003-08-25
This document amends the Commission rules pertaining to mandatory minimum standards, and other regulations, for
Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) and speechtospeech services
for individuals with hearing and speech disabilities. The amended rules
are intended to improve the overall effectiveness of TRS to ensure that
persons with hearing and
PROPOSED RULES: Telephone Consumer Protection Act; implementation—; Do-Not-Call Implementation Act,
Published: 2003-04-03
In this document, the Commission seeks comment on The Do-Not-
Call Implementation Act (DoNotCall Act), which requires the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) to issue final rules in
the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) proceeding within 180
days, to maximize consistency with the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC)
rules, and
PROPOSED RULES: Americans with Disabilities Act; implementation—; Individuals with hearing and speech disabilities; telecommunications relay services and speech-to-speech services,
Published: 2003-08-25
This document seeks comment on technological advancements that may further the statutory goal of functionally equivalent
Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) for persons with hearing and
speech disabilities, including comment on whether TRS facilities should
have the same National Security Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP)
designation as local
Part IV: Federal Communications Commission,
Published: 2003-04-16
This document extends the previously granted one-year waivers
of the emergency call handling, voice carry over (VCO), and speechto
speech (STS) telecommunications relay services mandatory minimum
standards for five years for IP Relay providers. Additionally, this
document waives the ``900'' number services (a type of paypercall
service) and the
RULES: Commercial mobile radio services—; Applying TOCSIA provisions to CMRS carriers; forbearance,
Published: 2003-09-15
In this document we decline, with two limited exceptions, to
forbear any further from applying provisions of the Telephone Operator
Consumer Services Improvement Act (TOCSIA) to commercial mobile radio
services (CMRS) aggregators and operator service providers (OSPs). In
this Second Report and Order, we decide to forbear from applying two
RULES: Telecommunications Act of 1996; implementation—; Consumers’ long distance carriers; unauthorized changes (slamming),
Published: 2003-04-18
In this document, the Commission addresses issues raised in
petitions for reconsideration implementing section 258 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of
1996. Section 258 prohibits the practice of ``slamming,'' the
unauthorized change in a subscriber's selection of a provider of
telephone exchange or toll
