[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55696-55697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22122]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CG Docket Nos. 10-51 and 03-123; DA 13-1814]


Request for Comment on Petition Filed by Purple Communications, 
Inc. Regarding the Provision of Both Inbound and Outbound Functionality 
for Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Services

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission, via the Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment on Purple 
Communications, Inc. (Purple) petition requesting expedited 
clarification or partial reconsideration, or, alternatively, a waiver 
of one aspect of the Commission's VRS Reform Order regarding the use of 
Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) through Web or 
wireless technologies. The Bureau seeks comment on Purple's assertion 
that the lack of the requested clarification would force Purple and 
other IP CTS providers to cease the provision of IP CTS using Web and 
wireless applications.

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DATES: Comments are due September 26, 2013 and reply comments are due 
October 7, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CG Docket Nos. 10-51 
and 03-123, by any of the following methods:
    Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the 
Internet by accessing the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System 
(ECFS), through the Commission's Web site http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Filers should follow the instructions provided on the Web site 
for submitting comments. For ECFS filers, in completing the transmittal 
screen, filers should include their full name, U.S. Postal service 
mailing address, and CG Docket Nos. 10-51 and 03-123.
     Paper filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must 
file an original and one copy of each filing. Filings can be sent by 
hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by 
first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although the 
Commission continues to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal 
Service mail). All filings must be addressed to the Commission's 
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
     All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings 
for the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 
445 12th Street SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. All hand 
deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any 
envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building.
     Commercial Mail sent by overnight mail (other than U.S. 
Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 
East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743.
     U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority 
mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
    In addition, parties must serve one copy of each pleading with the 
Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 
12th Street SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, or via email to 
[email protected]. For detailed instructions for submitting comments and 
additional information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Hlibok, Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office, (202) 559-5158 
(voice/videophone), email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Bureau's Public 
Notice, document DA 13-1814, released on August 27, 2013. The full text 
of document DA 13-1814, and any subsequently filed documents in this 
matter will be available for public inspection and copying via ECFS, 
and during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information 
Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 
20554. It also 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, telephone: (800) 378-3160, 
fax: (202) 488-5563, or Internet: www.bcpiweb.com. Document DA 13-1814 
can also be downloaded in Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) at 
http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/telecommunications-relay-services-trs. 
To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities 
(Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email 
to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau 
at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    1. On July 8, 2013, Purple filed a petition requesting expedited 
clarification or partial reconsideration, or, alternatively, a waiver 
of one aspect of the VRS Reform Order, published at 78 FR 40582, July 
5, 2013, regarding the use of Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone 
Service (IP CTS) through Web or wireless technologies. Purple 
Communications, Inc., Petition of Purple Communications, Inc. for 
Expedited Clarification or Partial Reconsideration or, Alternatively, a 
Waiver, CG Docket Nos. 03-123 and 10-51 (Purple Petition).
    2. Specifically, Purple requests that the Commission clarify that 
footnote 122 of the VRS Reform Order, stating that ``calls that are 
completed using a technology that does not provide both inbound and 
outbound functionality are not compensable from the TRS Fund,'' does 
not apply when users access IP CTS through Web and wireless services. 
Purple Petition at 1. Purple asserts that this footnote, if left 
intact, would force Purple and other IP CTS providers to cease the 
provision of IP CTS using Web and wireless applications because ``there 
is no technology currently available that allows inbound IP CTS over 
Web or wireless technologies to be captioned without some intermediary 
step.'' Purple Petition at 1 and 2.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gregory Hlibok,
Chief, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs 
Bureau.
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