FCC Extends COVID -19 Waivers of Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Rules
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 national emergency, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission)…
FCC Grants Flexibility to Relay Service Providers to Preserve Communications Access for Americans with Disabilities
Continuing the Commission’s Keep Americans Connected Initiative, TRS Providers Granted Waivers for At-Home Call Handling During Coronavirus Pandemic Media Contact:Will…
FCC Video: Update Your Information with Your VRS Provider by Feb 28, 2018
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has posted a video in American Sign Language (ASL) to explain new procedures for registering…
TDI on Joint Proposal of All Six VRS Providers, new speed-of-answer benchmark, a trial for skills-based routing and deaf interpreters
TDI via their counsel has filed a notice of exparte with FCC. On September 28, 2015, Claude Stout, Executive Director,…
TDI Supports Change of FCC Global Travel Rules for VRS
Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. (TDI) has filed comments with FCC requesting waiver of FCC global travel restrictions…
Video Mail Interoperability is NOT Optional and Cannot Wait!
VRS videophones/software being able to work with each other is known as “VRS interoperability”. Currently, certain videophones are not able…