[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 76097-76098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28828]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 64
[CG Docket Nos. 13-24 and 03-123; DA 13-2190]
Request for Comment on Petition Filed by Sprint Corporation for
Reconsideration of Certain Rules Adopted for Internet Protocol
Captioned Telephone Service
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Petition of Reconditeration: request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission seeks comment on a Sprint
Corporation (Sprint) petition requesting reconsideration of certain
rules adopted for Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP
CTS) in the IP CTS Reform Order. The Commission seeks comment on
Sprint's request to reconsider the rule prohibiting all providers from
receiving compensation from the Interstate Telecommunications Relay
Service Fund (TRS Fund) for minutes of use generated by consumers using
IP CTS software and applications that consumers receive at no charge or
purchase for less than $75. Second, the Commission seeks comment on
Sprint's request to modify the registration and certification
requirements to allow access to IP CTS phones in public places. Third,
the Commission seeks comment on Sprint's request to allow using a
slightly different wording from the Commission's required wording for
labels on IP CTS equipment.
DATES: Comments are due December 31, 2013 and reply comments are due
January 10, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CG Docket Nos. 13-24
and 03-123, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the
Internet by accessing the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System
(ECFS), through the Commission's Web site http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Filers should follow the instructions provided on the Web site
for submitting comments. For ECFS filers, in completing the transmittal
screen, filers should include their full name, U.S. Postal service
mailing address, and CG Docket Nos. 13-24 and 03-123.
Paper filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must
file an original and one copy of each filing. Filings can be sent by
hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by
first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although the
Commission continues to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal
Service mail). All filings must be addressed to the Commission's
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings
for the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at
445 12th Street SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. All hand
deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any
envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building.
Commercial Mail sent by overnight mail (other than U.S.
Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300
East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743.
U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority
mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
In addition, parties must serve one copy of each pleading with the
Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445
12th Street SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, or via email to
[email protected]. For detailed instructions for submitting comments
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and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Hlibok, Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office, (202) 559-5158,
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public
Notice, document DA 13-2190, released on November 14, 2013. The full
text of document DA 13-2190, and any subsequently filed documents in
this matter will be available for public inspection and copying via
ECFS, and during regular business hours at the FCC Reference
Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-A257,
Washington, DC 20554. It also may be purchased from the Commission's
duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445
12th Street SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone: (800)
378-3160, fax: (202) 488-5563, or Internet: www.bcpiweb.com. Document
DA 13-2190 can also be downloaded in Word or Portable Document Format
(PDF) at http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/telecommunications-relay-services-trs. To request materials in accessible formats for people
with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio
format), send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432
(TTY).
Synopsis
1. On September 30, 2013, Sprint filed a petition (Sprint
Reconsideration Petition) requesting reconsideration of certain rules
adopted for IP CTS in the IP CTS Reform Order, published at 78 FR
53684, August 30, 2013, and codified at 47 CFR 64.604(c)(9), (11)(i)
and (iii) of the Commission's rules. Sprint Corporation, Petition for
Reconsideration of Sprint Corporation, CG Docket Nos. 13-24 and 03-123
(filed September 30, 2013) (Sprint Reconsideration Petition). First,
Sprint asks that the Commission reconsider the rule prohibiting all
providers from receiving compensation from the TRS Fund for minutes of
use generated by consumers using IP CTS software and applications that
consumers receive at no charge or purchase for less than $75 on or
after the effective date of the rule. Second, Sprint asks that the
Commission modify its registration and certification requirements to
allow access to IP CTS phones in public places. Third, Sprint seeks
authorization to utilize wording that differs slightly from the
Commission's required wording for labels warning consumers that only
registered users of IP CTS may use IP CTS with captions turned on. Such
labels must be adhered to IP CTS devices and displayed on the device
screens of software-based IP CTS applications.
Federal Communications Commission.
Karen Peltz Strauss,
Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2013-28828 Filed 12-13-13; 8:45 am]
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