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FCC RIN: 3060-AG58 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Access to Telecommunications Service, Telecommunications Equipment, and Customer Premises Equipment by Persons With Disabilities 
Abstract: These proceedings implement the provisions of sections 255 and 251(a)(2) of the Communications Act and related sections of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 regarding the accessibility of telecommunications equipment and services to persons with disabilities. 
Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 47 CFR 6 and 7   
Legal Authority: 47 USC 255    47 USC 251(a)(2)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
R&O  08/14/1996  61 FR 42181   
NOI  09/26/1996  61 FR 50465   
NPRM  05/22/1998  63 FR 28456   
R&O  11/19/1999  64 FR 63235   
Further NOI  11/19/1999  64 FR 63277   
Public Notice  01/07/2002  67 FR 678   
R&O  08/06/2007  72 FR 43546   
NPRM  11/21/2007  72 FR 65494   
R&O  05/07/2008  73 FR 25566   
R&O  06/12/2008  73 FR 33324   
Public Notice  08/01/2008  73 FR 45008   
Policy Statement and 2nd R&O  09/08/2010  75 FR 54508   
FNPRM  09/08/2010  75 FR 54564   
Final Rule Announcement of Effective Date  12/14/2010  75 FR 77781   
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined    
Additional Information: Additional Bureau: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/section255.html and www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/hearing.html  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Related RINs: Related to 3060-AJ49 
Agency Contact:
Cheryl J. King
Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office
Federal Communications Commission
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone:202 418-2284
TDD Phone:202 418-0416
Fax:202 418-0037
Email: cheryl.king@fcc.gov