[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 70 (Thursday, April 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18478-18479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6933]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CG Docket No. 03-123; DA 07-1374]


Dismissal of Snap Telecommunications, Inc.'s Request for Limited 
Waiver of the Video Relay Service (VRS) Interoperability Requirements

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission dismisses Snap 
Telecommunications Inc.'s (Snap) request for temporary waiver of the 
interoperability requirements concerning the provision of Video Relay 
Service (VRS).

DATES: Effective March 22, 2007.

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

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Hlibok, Consumer & Governmental 
Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office at (800) 311-4381 (Voice), 
(202) 418-0431 (TTY), or e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 9, 2006, the Commission released 
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for 
Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, Declaratory Ruling 
and Further Notice of Rulemaking, FCC 06-57, CG Docket No. 03-123, 
which was published in the Federal Register at 71 FR 30818, May 31, 
2006 and 71 FR 30848, May 31, 2006, setting interoperability 
requirements concerning the provision of VRS. This is a summary of the 
Commission's document DA 07-1374, released March 22, 2007. A copy of 
document DA 07-1374 and related documents are available for public 
inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC 
Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Suite 
CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554, (202) 418-0270. These documents also may 
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 duplicating contractor at their Web site: 
http://www.bcpiweb.com or by calling 1-800-378-3160. Filings also may 
be found by searching on the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing 
System (ECFS) at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs (insert CG Docket No. 03-
123 into the Proceeding block).
    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). 
Document DA 07-1374 can also be downloaded in Word or Portable Document 
Format (PDF) at: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro.

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Synopsis

    On July 14, 2006, Snap filed a request for a temporary waiver of 
the interoperability requirements concerning the provision of VRS. See 
Snap Request for Limited Waiver, CG Docket No. 03-123, filed July 14, 
2006 (requesting a waiver until March 31, 2007). On March 6, 2007, Snap 
filed a letter with the Commission stating that Snap has started 
providing VRS and is in compliance with the VRS interoperability 
requirements. See Letter from Francis Buono, Counsel for Snap, to 
Marlene Dortch, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications 
Commission (March 6, 2007). Snap requested that the Commission dismiss 
its waiver request as moot. In response to Snap's request, the Consumer 
& Governmental Affairs Bureau hereby dismisses Snap's request for 
temporary waiver as moot.

Federal Communications Commission.
Jay Keithley,
Deputy Bureau Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. E7-6933 Filed 4-11-07; 8:45 am]
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