[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43586-43587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16607]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 04-1978]


The Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Reminds 
Telecommunications Equipment Manufacturers and Telecommunications 
Service Providers of Obligation To Designate Agent for Complaints 
Received by the FCC

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau 
reminds telecommunications equipment manufacturers and 
telecommunications service providers subject to Section 255 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, of their obligation to designate an agent 
for service of informal and formal complaints received by the Federal 
Communications Commissions.

DATES: Effective June 30, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlene Alexander, (202) 418-0581 
(voice), (202) 418-0183 (TTY), or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public 
Notice, DA 04-1978 released June 30, 2004.
    This designation or updated designation information may be sent to 
the Commission via e-mail to [email protected] or you can mail 1 
copy only to: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554 Attn: Arlene Alexander, Room 6-A629.
    Contact information for section 255 telecommunications equipment 
manufacturers is posted on the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau's 
Web site at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/section255_manu.html; contact 
information for telecommunications service providers is posted at 
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/service_providers.html; and contact 
information for affected colleges and universities is posted at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/section255_colleges.html.
    The Commission asks that you check this information for accuracy. 
If the information is not accurate, current, or non-existent, please e-
mail the correct information to [email protected].
    The full text of this document and filings will be available for 
public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC 
Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 
CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. These documents may be purchased from 
the Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 
Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. 
Customers may contact BCPI, Inc. at their Web site: www.bcpiweb.com or 
call 1-800-378-3160. Filings may also be viewed on the Consumer & 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office homepage at 
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro.
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an e-mail to [email protected] or call the Consumer & Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY). This 
Public Notice can also be downloaded in Word and Portable Document 
Formats (PDF) at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/section255.html.
    Synopsis: On September 29, 1999, the Commission released a Report 
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Order and Further Notice of Inquiry (Report and Order), See 
Implementation of Section 255 and 251(a)(2) of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as enacted by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Report and 
Order and Further Notice of Inquiry, WT Docket No. 96-198, FCC 99-181, 
16 FCC Rcd 6417 (September 29, 1999) (Report and Order), that adopted 
regulations implementing Section 255, which requires telecommunications 
equipment manufacturers and service providers to ensure that their 
equipment and services are accessible to persons with disabilities, to 
the extent that it is readily achievable to do so. The regulations 
require, in part, that equipment manufacturers and service providers 
covered by Section 255 designate an agent for service of informal and 
formal complaints received by the Commission. See 47 CFR 6.18 and 7.18. 
The designation shall include a name or department designation, 
business address, telephone number, and, if available, TTY number, 
facsimile number, and Internet e-mail address.

Federal Communications Commission.
Jay Keithley,
Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 04-16607 Filed 7-20-04; 8:45 am]
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