Archive for the Telecommunication Category
Must See Vlog regarding to E-911!
Please click the vlog to see what experience the 90-year old deaf lady had! She wishes to advise you how to use E-911 on VRS. www.deafnation.com/news/marge-solomon-e911-user
Sign Up for CT Alert!
The state of Connecticut’s has a new statewide emergency notification system. CT Alert allows state authorities to communicate critical information to its residents before, during and after emergencies. The system is a fast and efficient way for Connecticut authorities to reach residents during events such as natural disasters and public-health emergencies.
During an emergency [...]
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OPA Seeking Factual Stories About VRI in Hospitals!
The Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (OPA) has received several complaints about the hospitals in Connecticut using the VRS (video remote services) for any patients who are deaf. Some hospitals do not honor these patients’ requests or preference of using live interpreters instead of VRI (video remote interpreters). The [...]
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FCC Public Notice on New VRS Rates, NAD to File Comments
(To view two-part vlog by NAD President Bobbie Beth Scoggins, visit http://www.nad.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=294&qid=801039 or to view this at the right side of this webpage)
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently received video relay service (VRS) rates for July 2010 to June 2011 from the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA). The FCC is asking for comments about [...]
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PURPLE Agrees to Pay Back to FCC
PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS ACKNOWLEDGES DEBT,
BEGINS PAYBACK TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY FUND
Washington, DC — Purple Communications, a provider of telecommunications relay services, has signed an agreement with the FCC that puts in place the framework for repayment of funds that were inappropriately paid to the company. Under this agreement, Purple “acknowledges that the FCC [has stated that Purple [...]
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FCC Protects Federal Funds for VRS
Federal Communications Commission wants the public to be aware that it is protecting its funding to continue any video relay services that are eligible to do these businesses in the United States. Click for more information or captioned video with sign language: www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/vrs_policies.html
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Good News, VRS continues to serve….
Thanks to Eds Telecom Alert, FCC and the Congress would not shut down VRS but be sure that VP users and VRS providers should continue to submit comments relating to VRS or VP issues.
Source: Ed’s Telecom Alert.
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Seven Companies Arrested by FBI for VRS Fraud
Excerpts from several articles about VRS fraud and TV CBS Evening News (with closed captioned):
Source: CBS Evening News
The Seattle Times Company – Politics & Government
US charges firms defrauded deaf phone fund
Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced criminal charges against more than two dozen people accused of stealing tens of millions of dollars from a [...]
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Field Hearing Webcast Available At Gallaudet
FCC Field Hearing on Broadband Access for People with Disabilities
November 6, 2009
Gallaudet University
Kellogg Conference Center
800 Florida Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Technology Demonstrations took place from 9:00am to 1:00pm.
Source: Broadband.gov
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Broadband Accessibility Workshop
Workshop: Broadband Accessibility for People with Disabilities II: Barriers, Opportunities and Policy Recommendations
Barriers, Opportunities, and Policy Recommendations will continue the open discussion among the FCC and all who have a stake in the future of broadband and its accessibility for people with disabilities, including the disability community, network and service providers, equipment manufacturers, and [...]
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