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Sorenson Lobbies FCC Staff on Video Relay Rates

Sorenson urged the FCC to act on video relay service rates, meeting with Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Office of Economics and Analytics, and Office of the Managing Director staff. Sorenson said VRS is "no longer functionally equivalent" and doesn't…

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"allow for competitive wages for the highly skilled ... video interpreters," per an ex parte filing Tuesday in docket 03-123. Sorenson said there must be "annual inflationary adjustments" for the rates and account for research and development costs.