Verizon Gets Limited TTY Waiver Similar to One Earlier Approved for AT&T
The FCC approved a waiver for Verizon to use real-time text (RTT) IP-enabled wireless services as a substitute for text telephony (TTY) services for the deaf and hard of hearing. AT&T earlier received a similar waiver (see 1510060026). The waiver…
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expires Dec. 31, 2017, “or upon the effective date of Commission rules providing for alternative IP-based wireless accessibility solutions, whichever is earlier,” the agency said. “We find that good cause has been demonstrated to grant Verizon’s request for a temporary waiver,” the order said. “We are persuaded that the Commission’s goals of ensuring access to telecommunications specifically for individuals with disabilities and more broadly for the general public, will be best served by granting a temporary limited waiver of the Commission’s TTY requirements for Verizon’s wireless IP offerings.” The order was issued by the chiefs of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs, Public Safety, Wireless and Wireline bureaus.