[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43768-43769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12489]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 06-1485]


Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Reminds Telecommunications 
Equipment Manufacturers and Telecommunications Services Providers of 
Their Obligations

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 July 21, 2006.

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].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's 
document, DA 06-1485, released July 21, 2006. This designation or 
updated designation information may be sent to the Commission via e-
mail to [email protected]. 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 covered entities 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 document DA 06-1485 and copies of any subsequently 
filed documents in this matter 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. Document DA 06-1485 and copies of subsequently 
filed documents in this matter may also be purchased from the 
Commission's duplicating contractor at Portals II, 445 12th Street, 
SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. Customers may contact the 
Commission's contractor at their Web site www.bcpiweb.com or call 1-
800-378-3160. Filings may also be viewed on the Consumer & Governmental 
Affairs Bureau's 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 
document, DA 06-1485, can also be downloaded in Word or 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 products are accessible and usable to persons with 
disabilities, when 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 and 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 
of the Commission's rules). 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. E6-12489 Filed 8-1-06; 8:45 am]
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