FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski thanked Sens. Amy Klobuchar,...
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski thanked Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, for their support of the commission’s efforts to reform the video relay service (VRS) program, according to documents published by the FCC Tuesday. The letters were written…
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before Genachowski left the commission. “My goal in this comprehensive review of the rates structure, and practices of the VRS program is to sustain and improve the program, which for many years had been beset by fraud, abuse and waste where compensation rates had become inflated well above actual costs,” Genachowski wrote. “As the Commission continues its efforts to reform VRS, our intention is to ensure that this valuable service remains available for the consumers who benefit from it.” Genachowski’s response addressed a joint letter from the senators that urged the commission to “focus on preserving innovation, consumer choice and competition from VRS providers” in its review of the program.