T-Mobile Gets Clarity on Real-Time Text Transition Rules
T-Mobile Friday got the clarity it sought from the FCC on a December order establishing a common standard for the transition from text technology (TTY) to real-time text (RTT). T-Mobile sought clarification (see 1702240035) on the obligation of carriers to…
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deliver calls to 911 call centers using an emergency services IP network (ESInet). ‘We clarify that when a Commercial Mobile Radio Services (CMRS) provider connects to an Emergency Services Internet Protocol Network to deliver RTT 911 calls, the CMRS provider need not convert RTT to TTY format,” the order said in docket 16-145. “Rather, any conversion from RTT to TTY (or other delivery means) is the responsibility of the ESInet provider.” The order was handed down by the Public Safety and Consumer and Governmental Affairs bureaus.