[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41755-41756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14060]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket 87-124, DA 05-1653]


Obligation of Telecommunications Equipment Manufactures And 
Telecommunications Services Providers To Designate Agent For Complaints 
Received By The FCC

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission reminds telecommunications 
equipment manufacturers and telecommunications service providers of 
their obligation to designate an agent for service of informal and 
formal complaints received by the Commission.

DATES: Effective June 14, 2005.

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 05-1653, released June 14, 2005. This designation or updated 
designation information may be sent to the Commission via e-mail to 
[email protected] or mail 1 copy only to: Federal Communications 
Commission, Attention: Arlene Alexander, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-
C418, Washington, DC 20554. 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://

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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 if it is 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 also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating 
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. Customers may contact 
BCPI at their Web site: http://www.bcpiweb.com or call 1-800-378-3160. 
Filings may also be viewed on the Consumer & Governmental Affairs 
Bureau's, Disability Rights Office home page 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) or (202) 418-0432 (TTY). This 
Public Notice can also be downloaded in Word and Portable Document 
Format (PDF) at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb.dro.

Synopsis

    On September 29, 1999, the Commission released a Report and Order 
and Further Notice of Inquiry (RO & FNOI) that adopted regulations 
implementing section 255 of the Communications Act, 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. 
(See Implementation of Sections 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 (RO & FNOI), WT Docket No. 96-
198, FCC 99-181, 16 FCC Rcd 6417 (September 29, 1999), published at 65 
FR 63235, November 19, 1999). The regulations require, in part, that 
equipment manufacturers and service providers covered by section 255 of 
the Communications Act, designates 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 Bureau Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 05-14060 Filed 7-19-05; 8:45 am]
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