3060-AK01 202404 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3060 Federal Communications Commission FCC Misuse of Internet Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services; CG Docket No. 13-24

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) initiated this proceeding in its effort to ensure that Internet-Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) is provided effectively and in the most efficient manner. In doing so, the FCC adopted rules to address certain practices related to the provision and marketing of IP CTS, as well as compensation of TRS providers. IP CTS is a form of relay service designed to allow people with hearing loss to speak directly to another party on a telephone call and to simultaneously listen to the other party and read captions of what that party is saying over an IP-enabled device. To ensure that IP CTS is provided efficiently to persons who need to use this service, the Commission adopted rules establishing several requirements and issued an FNPRM to address additional issues.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No 47 CFR 64.601 to 64.606 47 U.S.C. 151 47 U.S.C. 154 47 U.S.C. 225 No NPRM 02/05/2013 78 FR 8090 Order (Interim Rule) 02/05/2013 78 FR 8032 Order 02/05/2013 78 FR 8030 Announcement of Effective Date 03/07/2013 78 FR 14701 NPRM Comment Period End 03/12/2013 R&O 08/30/2013 78 FR 53684 FNPRM 09/03/2013 78 FR 54201 FNPRM Comment Period End 11/18/2013 Petition for Reconsideration Request for Comment 12/16/2013 78 FR 76097 Petition for Reconsideration Comment Period End 01/10/2014 Announcement of Effective Date 07/11/2014 79 FR 40003 Announcement of Effective Date 08/28/2014 79 FR 51446 Correction--Announcement of Effective Date 08/28/2014 79 FR 51450 Technical Amendments 09/09/2014 79 FR 53303 R&O and Declaratory Ruling 06/27/2018 83 FR 30082 FNPRM 07/18/2018 83 FR 33899 Public Notice 08/23/2018 83 FR 42630 Public Notice Opposition Period End 09/17/2018 FNPRM Comment Period End 11/15/2018 Announcement of Effective Date 02/04/2019 84 FR 1409 R&O 03/08/2019 84 FR 8457 FNPRM 03/14/2019 84 FR 9276 FNPRM Comment Period End 04/29/2019 Petition for Recon Request for Comment 06/18/2019 84 FR 28264 Petition for Recon Comment Period End 07/15/2019 R&O 01/06/2020 85 FR 462 Announcement of Effective Date 02/19/2020 85 FR 9392 Final Rule; Removal of Compliance Notes 05/06/2020 85 FR 26857 Final Rule; correction 08/26/2020 85 FR 52489 R&O and Order on Recon 10/14/2020 85 FR 64971 FNPRM 02/01/2021 86 FR 7681 Public Notice; Petition for Reconsideration 02/22/2021 86 FR 10458 NPRM 03/19/2021 86 FR 14859 Oppositions Due Date 03/19/2021 FNPRM Comment Period End 04/02/2021 NPRM Comment Period End 05/03/2021 Public Notice 07/15/2021 86 FR 37328 Public Notice Comment Period End 08/09/2021 Report & Order 09/21/2022 87 FR 57645 NPRM 12/08/2022 87 FR 75199 NPRM Comment Period End 02/06/2023 Public Notice 01/31/2023 88 FR 6220 Public Notice Opposition Period End 02/27/2023 NPRM 02/02/2023 88 FR 7049 NPRM Comment Period End 04/03/2023 Order on Reconsideration 02/22/2023 88 FR 10853 Final Rule; Announcement of Effective Date 03/08/2023 88 FR 14251 Final Rule; Announcement of Effective Date 12/21/2023 88 FR 88257 Correction; Technical Amendments 02/08/2024 89 FR 8549 Next Action Undetermined To Be Determined YES Businesses Federal No Yes No Michael Scott Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office 3060 Federal Communications Commission FCC 202 418-1264 michael.scott@fcc.gov 45 L Street NE, Washington DC 20554 Eliot Greenwald Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office 3060 Federal Communications Commission FCC 202 418-2235 eliot.greenwald@fcc.gov 45 L Street NE, Washington DC 20554