Cellular South Gets Break on TTY Notice Requirement
Cellular South must notify its customers it won't support text telephony technology for the deaf and hard of hearing to the extent it uses IP technologies like wireless VoIP at least 20 days before it makes changes to its network,…
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the FCC said in a letter Friday to the carrier. The Consumer and Governmental Affairs, Public Safety and Homeland Security, Wireless and Wireline bureaus approved the waiver in December (see 1512210045) requiring the notification process to start by Sunday. Cellular South complained this makes no sense since it won’t even start IP-wireless calling before the summer. “Given that Cellular South will not begin deploying IP-based wireless calling until the summer of 2016, we agree that it would be more appropriate to disseminate the notice … closer to that time,” the bureaus said. But instead of 10 days before launch, as requested by Cellular South, they said 20 days is more appropriate. “We believe that a period of time greater than 10 days prior to the roll-out of such services is advisable to effectively notify the public about the impending lack of access to 911 services via TTY technology,” the letter said.