[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 208 (Friday, October 26, 2001)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[CC Docket No. 92-105; FCC 00-257]


Require 711 Dialing for Nationwide Access to Telecommunications 
Relay Services; Correction

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects certain rules of the Federal 
Communications Commission (Commission) that concern access to 
telecommunications relay services (TRS). Regulations are corrected to 
add a definition for ``711'' telephone service, and to renumber the 
other definitions in the section. This definition, promulgated in CC 
Docket No. 92-105, was inadvertently omitted by the conflicting 
effective dates of amendments promulgated in CC Docket No. 98-67. 
Regulations are corrected to add a sentence in the undesignated 
introductory paragraph that was promulgated in CC Docket No. 92-105 but 
that was inadvertently omitted by the conflicting effective date of 
amendments promulgated in CC Docket No. 98-67.

DATES: Effective on October 12, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Magnotti, (202) 418-2320 
(voice), (202) 418-0484 (TTY), [email protected], Network Services 
Division, Common Carrier Bureau.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   

Background

    The Commission promulgated new rules to increase the type and 
quality of telephone relay service available to individuals with 
hearing and speech disabilities in CC Docket No. 98-67, 
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for 
Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, (released March 6, 
2000), 65 FR 38432 (June 18, 2000). Some of these rules were subject to 
a delayed effective date of December 18, 2000. Shortly after these 
rules were published, the Commission promulgated new rules to establish 
``711'' as a uniform, abbreviated dialing code for telephone relay 
service in CC Docket No. 92-105, The Use of N11 Codes and Other 
Abbreviated Dialing Arrangements, (released August 9, 2000), 65 FR 
54799 (September 11, 2000). The new ``711'' rules were not subject to a 
delayed effective date, and became effective on October 11, 2000.

Need for Correction

    Section 64.601's definition for ``711'' telephone service, added in 
CC Docket No. 92-105, was omitted by the later effective date of 
amendments to Sec. 68.601 promulgated in CC Docket No. 98-67. This 
corrected amendment adds the definition back into the rule and 
renumbers the definitions (1) through (13) to (2) through (14).
    Section 64.603 was amended in CC Docket No. 92-105 to add a 
sentence in the undesignated introductory paragraph that was omitted by 
the later effective date of amendments to Sec. 64.603 promulgated in CC 
Docket No. 98-67. Accordingly, a new third sentence should be added to 
the undesignated introductory text of Sec. 64.603 as follows:`` * * * 
In addition, each common carrier providing telephone voice transmission 
services shall provide, not later than October 1, 2001, access via the 
711 dialing code to all relay services as a toll free call * * * .''

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 64

    Communications common carriers, Individuals with disabilities, 
Relay service, Telecommunications, Telephone.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.

    Accordingly, 47 CFR part 64 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:

PART 64--MISCELLANEOUS RULES RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS

    1. The authority citation for part 64 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 47 U.S.C. 225, 47 U.S.C. 251(e)(1).


    2. In Sec. 64.601, redesignate the definitions in paragraphs (1) 
through (13) as paragraphs (2) through (14) and add new paragraph (1) 
to read as follows:


Sec. 64.601  Definitions.

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    (1) 711. The abbreviated dialing code for accessing all types of 
relay services anywhere in the United States.
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    3. In Sec. 64.603, revise the undesignated introductory text to 
read as follows:


Sec. 64.603  Provision of services.

    Each common carrier providing telephone voice transmission services 
shall provide, not later than July 26, 1993, in compliance with the 
regulations prescribed herein, throughout the area in which it offers 
services, telecommunications relay services, individually, through 
designees, through a competitively selected vendor, or in concert with 
other carriers. Speech-to-speech relay service and interstate Spanish 
language relay service shall be provided by March 1, 2001. In addition, 
each common carrier providing telephone voice transmission services 
shall provide, not later than October 1, 2002, access vial the 711 
dialing code to all relay services as a toll free call. A common 
carrier shall be considered to be in compliance with these regulations:
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