[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 58626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28906]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 90-571; DA 95-1874]


Telecommunications Relay Services

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that in an Order on Telecommunications 
Relay Services and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Order). 
CC Docket No. 90-571, adopted and released on August 25, 1995, the 
Commission suspended enforcement of the requirement that the 
Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) be capable of handling coin 
sent-paid calls until August 26, 1997. The Commission also ordered that 
common carriers providing telephone voice transmission services, and 
TRS providers, make payphones accessible to TRS users during the 
suspension pursuant to an alternative plan. The Commission took these 
actions after determining that the provision of TRS coin sent-paid 
service was not currently feasible.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Gerr, Network Services 
Division, Common Carrier Bureau, (202) 418-2357.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The alternative plan includes the following 
elements: (1) Local TRS payphone calls to be provided free of charge; 
(2) toll TRS payphone calls to be chargeable to calling cards and/or 
prepaid (debit) cards, with rates not to exceed those that would apply 
to similar non-TRS calls made using coin sent-paid service; and (3) 
programs to educate TRS users about these alternative payment options 
and to make calling cards and/or prepaid cards available to TRS users. 
The Commission ordered that the alternative plan be implemented as soon 
as possible, with implementation to be completed within ninety (90) 
days after the release date of the order. The Commission also required 
parties that had filed petitions in this proceeding to join with any 
other interested parties wishing to participate to prepare and file 
joint status reports with the Commission. These status reports are to 
be filed with the Commission on August 26, 1996 and February 26, 1997 
and shall address the effectiveness of the alternative plan in making 
payphones accessible to TRS users. The later status report must also 
address the technical feasibility and cost of providing TRS coin sent-
paid service and provide data on TRS and non-TRS payphone use. These 
reporting requirements are subject to approval by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). Public reporting burden for the 
collections of information is estimated as follows:

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                                                    Est. avg.           
             Requirement                  No. of    hours per    Annual 
                                       respondents   response    hours  
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12-month joint status report.........          30           7        210
18-month joint status report.........          30           9        270
Disclosure requirements..............        3000         2.5       7500
    Total Annual Burden: 7980.                                          
    Frequency of Response: On                                           
 occasion.                                                              
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    These estimates include the time for reviewing instructions, 
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data 
needed, and completing and reviewing the collections of information. 
Send comments regarding these burden estimates or any other aspects of 
the collections of information, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden, to the Federal Communications Commission, Records Management 
Branch, Room 234, Paperwork Reduction Project, Washington, DC 20554 and 
to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Linda Dubroof,
Deputy Chief, Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau.
[FR Doc. 95-28906 Filed 11-27-95; 8:45 am]
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