[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 50 (Thursday, March 14, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9276-9281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04040]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[CG Docket Nos. 03-123 and 13-24; FCC 19-11]


IP CTS Improvements and Program Management

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission proposes to require IP CTS 
providers to include user account identifiers in monthly call records 
submitted for compensation; allow new IP CTS users to receive service 
for up to two weeks, while their identities are verified in the User 
Registration Database; and simplify the handling of 911 calls placed by 
IP CTS users who connect to an IP CTS provider via the internet in 
order to place a call. These proposals will improve IP CTS by better 
facilitating compensation of providers by the TRS Fund administrator, 
preventing unnecessary inconvenience to IP CTS registrants seeking new 
service, and eliminating outdated 911 rules that no longer appear to 
serve a valid public safety purpose.

DATES: Comments are due April 15, 2019. Reply comments are due April 
29, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CG Docket Nos. 03-123 
and 13-24, by either of the following methods:

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     Federal Communications Commission's website: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
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    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: Michael Scott, Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-1264, or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's 
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), CG Docket Nos. 03-123, 
13-24; FCC 19-11, adopted on February 14, 2019, and released on 
February 15, 2019. The Report and Order in document FCC 19-11 will be 
published elsewhere in the Federal Register. The full text of this 
document is available for public inspection and copying via the 
Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), and during 
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(202) 418-0530 (voice) or (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
    This proceeding shall be treated as a ``permit-but-disclose'' 
proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules. 47 CFR 
1.1200 et seq. Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy 
of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral 
presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a 
different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons 
making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda 
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must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available 
for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., 
.doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding 
should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.

Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis

    The Further Notice in document FCC 19-11 seeks comment on proposed 
rule amendments that may result in modified information collection 
requirements. If the Commission adopts any modified information 
collection requirements, the Commission will publish another notice in 
the Federal Register inviting the public to comment on the 
requirements, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. Public Law 
104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. In addition, pursuant to the Small 
Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the Commission seeks comment on 
how it might further reduce the information collection burden for small 
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Public Law 107-198; 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).

Synopsis

    1. IP CTS is a form of TRS that allows individuals with hearing 
loss to both read captions and use their residual hearing to understand 
a telephone conversation. Generally, IP CTS employs two network paths: 
A voice connection between the parties to the call and a separate 
internet connection that transmits the other party's voice from the IP 
CTS user's phone to a communications assistant (CA) and transmits 
captions from the CA back to the IP CTS user. In the most widely used 
version of IP CTS, the CA then re-voices everything the hearing party 
says into a speech recognition program, which automatically transcribes 
the words into captions.

Supporting Data for IP CTS Compensation Requests

    2. To facilitate compensation of providers by the TRS Fund 
administrator, the Commission proposes to amend its rule specifying the 
data accompanying compensation requests by TRS providers, to expressly 
state that IP CTS providers must submit a unique account identifier, 
such as the electronic serial number of the user's device, the user's 
log-in ID, or the user's email address, to the TRS Fund administrator 
in monthly call detail records submitted for compensation. IP CTS 
users' telephone numbers are not assigned specifically for IP CTS use 
and are not always the most effective means to access a user's account 
information. Therefore, IP CTS providers currently use other 
identifiers to uniquely identify each IP CTS account, such as 
electronic serial numbers of IP CTS devices, log-in IDs, or email 
addresses. Further, the Commission has amended its rules to require IP 
CTS providers to include a unique account identifier in their data 
submissions to the TRS User Registration Database (Database). The 
Commission believes amending its rules to expressly provide that the 
same information be included in call detail records will enable the 
Fund administrator to more efficiently verify compensation requests, by 
matching call data with the corresponding user data in the Database. 
The Commission also believes that the costs of collecting and providing 
this information as part of compensation requests will be minimal, 
especially because IP CTS providers are already providing an electronic 
serial number in call detail records for the vast majority of calls. 
The Commission seeks comment on these assumptions and on the costs and 
benefits of adopting this proposal. The Commission also seeks comment 
on whether other changes are warranted in the data elements required 
with IP CTS providers' compensation requests.

Providing Service to New and Porting Users Pending Database 
Verification

    3. To eliminate unnecessary inconvenience to IP CTS registrants, 
without a significant increase in the risk of waste, fraud, and abuse, 
the Commission proposes to allow IP CTS providers to provide service to 
new and porting users for up to two weeks pending the completion of 
identity verification by the Database administrator. The Commission 
believes this change is needed to ensure that

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service to new and porting IP CTS users can be commenced efficiently 
and without undue delay or disruption of service, in order to 
facilitate competition and ensure the functional equivalence of this 
service. Compensation for calls placed or received by the user during 
this period would be paid only if the user's identity is ultimately 
verified.
    4. Experience with VRS user registration has shown that identity 
verification for most users is completed within hours of data 
submission to the Database, but for some users, verification can take 
longer, e.g., due to technical problems or because the user's identity 
cannot be verified without the submission of additional information. 
Under the proposed rule change, a consumer would not be subjected to a 
delay in commencement of service as a result of verification issues 
that are often beyond the consumer's control. The Commission believes 
that any resulting risk of waste, fraud, or abuse is minimal because, 
under the proposal, no compensation may be requested or paid until the 
user's identity has been successfully verified. The Commission seeks 
comment on the costs and benefits of this proposal.

IP CTS Emergency Call Handling Requirements

    5. The emergency call handling requirements for IP CTS apply only 
to certain forms of this service. For the predominantly used form of IP 
CTS, where the voice connection for a call is established using an 
ordinary wireline telephone service and there is a separate internet 
connection made solely for the IP CTS user to receive captions, the 
telephone company or voice-over-internet-Protocol (VoIP) service 
provider is responsible for delivering 911 calls and location 
information to emergency authorities. However, where IP CTS is 
configured for web and wireless access, such that the user can initiate 
a call by connecting to the IP CTS provider via the internet, the IP 
CTS provider is responsible for handling 911 calls in accordance with 
Sec.  64.605(a) of the Commission's rules.
    6. The Commission proposes to amend the Commission's rules to 
simplify the handling of 911 calls placed by IP CTS users who initiate 
calls via the internet--generally, web- and wireless-based IP CTS--by 
eliminating any need for IP CTS providers to involve their CAs in 911 
call handling and to collect and transmit unnecessary information. The 
Commission also seeks comment on whether any changes are needed in the 
scope of the 911 call handling rule applicable to IP CTS. If so, the 
Commission seeks comment on whether and how such changes would affect 
the 911 responsibilities of underlying service providers.
    7. The current rule requires an IP CTS provider, among other 
things, to transmit the caller's name, the relay provider's name, the 
CA's callback number, and the CA's identification number to the Public 
Service Answering Point (PSAP) or other emergency authority receiving a 
911 IP CTS call, and to initiate the reconnection of disconnected 
calls. These requirements, which were devised to address problems that 
arose in early versions of VRS and IP Relay, have posed significant 
implementation issues for providers of web and wireless based IP CTS, 
largely due to the limited communication capabilities of IP CTS CAs. 
Further, the Commission believes that the alternative approach proposed 
below would provide more effective implementation of the policy 
underlying the rule.
    8. First, the Commission proposes to eliminate the current 
requirements for an IP CTS provider to deliver to the PSAP (or other 
emergency authority) the name of the caller, the name of the provider, 
and an identification number and callback number for the CA handling 
the call. Instead, the Commission proposes to require an IP CTS 
provider to provide a telephone number to the PSAP that enables the 
PSAP to call the user back directly, while ensuring that the user 
receives captions on the callback. This proposed change would decrease 
the time and cost associated with responding to emergencies reported by 
web- and wireless-based IP CTS users by relieving both IP CTS providers 
and PSAPs of the need to collect, transmit, and review information that 
appears to be unnecessary for handling a 911 call.
    9. Second, the Commission proposes to remove the current 
requirement for an IP CTS provider to initiate the reconnection of a 
disconnected 911 call. IP CTS CAs generally do not have the capability 
to connect calls. Accordingly, to comply with the reconnection 
requirement, IP CTS providers have either configured a unique setup for 
911 calls or have used a complicated work-around. Further, the 
Commission believes that the provider's assignment to users of an IP 
CTS-specific telephone number that is transmitted to the PSAP with an 
emergency call will render it unnecessary for the IP CTS provider to be 
involved in reconnecting disconnected 911 calls.
    10. The Commission believes these amendments are likely to save 
precious time during an emergency. Less time will be wasted in 
obtaining unnecessary information from callers, and 911 call takers 
will be able to reconnect with the caller more rapidly rather than 
waiting for the TRS provider to reestablish the call. The Commission 
also believes that implementing this proposal will impose minimal 
costs--and may actually produce net cost savings, given the elimination 
of unnecessary CA involvement in call set-up and the reduced amount of 
information that an IP CTS provider will need to collect and transmit 
during an IP CTS call. Multiple IP CTS providers have sought waivers of 
the Commission rules to implement the changes the Commission proposes, 
suggesting that in their evaluation, the benefits of the proposal 
outweigh the costs. The Commission seeks comment on these proposals and 
its underlying assumptions. The Commission also seeks comment on the 
length of time that would be needed for IP CTS providers to come into 
compliance with the modified rule.
    11. Technical Feasibility of Assigning NANP Numbers. To implement 
the Commission's proposal, IP CTS providers must be able to provide 
their web- or wireless-based users with NANP telephone numbers that 
enable the users to receive captioned callbacks from a 911 PSAP. 
Although the record suggests that the assignment of such NANP numbers 
for the purpose of receiving IP CTS calls is feasible, the Commission 
seeks comment on whether providing such telephone numbers poses any 
technical, administrative, legal, or other challenges for IP CTS 
providers generally and how such issues could be resolved.
    12. Scope of the Rule. The Commission also seeks comment on how to 
define the category of IP CTS providers that would be subject to the 
proposed 911 call handling rule. Should the Commission continue to 
define this class as ``providers of forms of IP CTS that allow users to 
initiate calls by contacting the provider over the internet''? Are 
there alternative formulations that would be more appropriate? For 
example, should the Commission define this provider class as ``IP CTS 
providers that provide the voice connection, as well as captions, for 
an IP CTS call''? To the extent that the current definition is changed 
to narrow (or expand) the category of IP CTS providers covered by Sec.  
64.605 of the Commission's rules, how would that affect the 911 
obligations of other service providers--such as the underlying carriers 
that transmit IP CTS calls--and what are the costs and

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benefits of such a shift in responsibility for 911 calls?
    13. Should an IP CTS provider that provides a voice connection, 
e.g., through a VoIP service or commercial mobile radio service (CMRS), 
be deemed a VoIP or CMRS reseller subject to the emergency call 
handling rules applicable to such resellers? To the extent that an IP 
CTS provider is deemed to be a VoIP or CMRS reseller, the provider's 
911 location determination obligations are likely to be affected. For 
example, if an IP CTS provider is deemed a VoIP reseller, the provider 
would be required to determine a 911 caller's location by means of the 
caller's Registered Location, rather than by asking the caller for his 
or her location before routing the call to a PSAP, as provided for in 
Sec.  64.605(a) of the Commission's rules. Similarly, an IP CTS 
provider that is deemed a CMRS reseller would be required to determine 
a 911 caller's location in accordance with Sec.  20.18 of the 
Commission's rules. In the event that an IP CTS provider is deemed to 
be a VoIP or CMRS reseller, what rule modifications, if any, would be 
necessary to maintain the IP CTS provider's obligation to provide 
captions--and to give such calls priority over other captioned calls--
for 911 calls initiated by its registered users, as well as for 
callbacks by the 911 PSAP?
    14. Pursuant to Sec. Sec.  1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's 
rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and 
reply comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of 
this document. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic 
Comment Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in 
Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).
     Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the internet by accessing the ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/.
     Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must 
file an original and one copy of each filing. If more than one docket 
or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers 
must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or 
rulemaking number.
    Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial 
overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight 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. The filing 
hours are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held 
together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must 
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    People with Disabilities: 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 & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 888-
835-5322 (tty).

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

    15. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as 
amended (RFA), the Commission has prepared this Initial Regulatory 
Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) of the possible significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities by the policies and rules 
proposed in the document FCC 19-11. Written public comments are 
requested on this IRFA. Comments must be identified as responses to the 
IRFA and must be filed by the deadline for comments specified in the 
DATES section. The Commission will send a copy of document FCC 19-11, 
to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration 
(SBA).

Need For, and Objectives of, the Proposed Rules

    16. In document FCC 19-11, the Commission proposes to require that 
a unique account identifier, such as the electronic serial number of an 
end user's device, a user's log-in identification, or an email address, 
be included in call detail records (CDRs) submitted for TRS Fund 
compensation. Such information will facilitate compensation of 
providers by the TRS Fund administrator. The Commission also proposes 
to permit IP CTS providers to provide service to new users, after the 
deadline for submission of user registration information to the 
Database, for up to two weeks after the user's registration information 
has been populated in the Database while the Database user verification 
process is pending, and to collect TRS Fund compensation for calls that 
are otherwise compensable only if the TRS user is ultimately verified 
as eligible to use IP CTS by the Database administrator.
    17. In addition, for forms of IP CTS that allow users to initiate 
calls by contacting the provider over the internet, the Commission 
proposes to update the rules governing the handling of IP CTS calls to 
911 emergency services. Specifically, in lieu of the current 
requirements to deliver to the PSAP the name of the caller, the name of 
the provider, and an identification number and callback number for the 
CA handling the call, and to initiate the reconnection of disconnected 
911 calls, the Commission proposes to require a provider to provide a 
telephone number to the PSAP that enables the PSAP to call the user 
back via IP CTS, so that the user receives captions. This approach will 
be more consistent with the Commission's rules for 911 call handling by 
VRS, IP Relay, and VoIP service providers and will likely save IP CTS 
users precious time during an emergency.

Legal Basis

    18. The authority for this proposed rulemaking is contained in 
sections 1 and 225 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 
U.S.C. 151, 225.

Small Entities Impacted

    19. The rules proposed in document FCC 19-11 will affect 
obligations of IP CTS providers. These services can be included within 
the broad economic category of All Other Telecommunications.

Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance 
Requirements

    20. The proposed revisions to the call data reporting requirements 
would require IP CTS providers to maintain records of unique account 
identifiers, such as the electronic serial numbers of user devices, 
users' log-in identifications, or user email addresses and provide that 
information to the TRS Fund administrator when seeking compensation for 
calls. The proposed revision regarding when IP CTS providers may 
commence service to new users would permit IP CTS providers to provide 
service to new users at the provider's own risk for up to two weeks 
while the Database verification process is pending.

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    21. The proposed changes to the rules governing the handling of IP 
CTS calls to 911 emergency services would require IP CTS providers to 
deliver a user's assigned telephone number to an emergency authority 
when 911 is dialed.

Steps Taken To Minimize Significant Impact on Small Entities, and 
Significant Alternatives Considered

    22. If the Commission adopts the proposed revisions to the call 
data collection requirements, it would require IP CTS providers to 
provide unique account identifiers, such as electronic serial numbers 
of user devices, users' log-in identification, or user email addresses, 
to the TRS Fund administrator when seeking compensation for calls. This 
requirement is narrowly tailored to help the Commission identify and 
evaluate risks, monitoring compliance with program rules, and minimize 
waste, fraud, and abuse in the IP CTS program. The Commission believes 
that the requirement will not be burdensome because providers already 
have a record of such unique account identifiers. Thus, the Commission 
believes that adding this information to already existing call data 
requirements will have a minimal effect on small entities.
    23. If the Commission adopts the proposed revision permitting IP 
CTS providers to commence service to new users at the provider's own 
risk for up to two weeks while the Database verification process is 
pending, it would afford providers additional flexibility on when to 
commence service. The rule change is designed to avoid possible burdens 
on small businesses because the provision of service prior to 
verification by the Database Administrator at the provider's own risk 
is optional, and providers also have the option to wait to provide 
service to the user until after the user is verified by the Database 
Administrator.
    24. If the Commission adopts the proposed changes to the rules 
governing the handling of IP CTS calls to 911 emergency services for 
those forms of IP CTS that allow users to initiate calls by contacting 
the provider over the internet, the Commission believes it would reduce 
the burden on IP CTS providers, including small entities, to manually 
collect and retain information from IP CTS users at the start of an 
emergency call. This transition could impose implementation costs on 
providers, but the Commission believes the benefits to the transition 
would outweigh any such costs. Specifically, during an emergency less 
time would be wasted in obtaining information from callers that is no 
longer necessary, and 911 call takers would be able to reconnect with 
the caller more rapidly. In addition to saving time during a 911 call, 
adoption of the rules could also result in net cost savings due to the 
reduced amount of information that an IP CTS provider would need to 
collect and transmit during an IP CTS call. The Commission also 
believes that IP CTS providers would prefer this approach as evidenced 
by their requests to implement emergency call handling in accordance 
with the Commission's proposal.
    25. The Commission seeks comment from all interested parties. Small 
entities are encouraged to bring to the Commission's attention any 
specific concerns they may have with the proposals outlined. The 
Commission expects to consider the economic impact on small entities, 
as identified in comments filed in response to document FCC 19-11, in 
reaching its final conclusions and taking action in this proceeding.

Federal Rules Which Duplicate, Overlap, or Conflict With, the 
Commission's Proposals

    26. None.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 64

    Individuals with disabilities, Telecommunications, Telephones.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.

Proposed Rules

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 part 64 as follows:

PART 64--MISCELLANEOUS RULES RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS

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1. The authority citation for part 64 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 201, 202, 217, 218, 220, 222, 225, 
226, 227, 228, 251(a), 251(e), 254(k), 262, 403(b)(2)(B), (c), 616, 
620, 1401-1473, unless otherwise noted.

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2. Amend Sec.  64.604 by redesignating paragraphs (c)(5)(iii)(D)(5) 
through (7) as paragraphs (c)(5)(iii)(D)(6) through (8) and adding 
paragraph (c)(5)(iii)(D)(5) to read as follows:


Sec.  64.604  Mandatory minimum standards.

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    (c) * * *
    (5) * * *
    (iii) * * *
    (D) * * *
    (5) Additional call data required from internet protocol captioned 
telephone service providers. In addition to the data required by 
paragraph (c)(5)(iii)(D)(2) and (3) of this section, internet protocol 
captioned telephone service providers seeking compensation from the 
Fund shall submit a unique account identifier identifying the user 
receiving captions for a call, such as the electronic serial number of 
the internet protocol captioned telephone service device, the user's 
log-in identification, or the user's email address.
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3. Amend Sec.  64.605 by revising paragraph (a)(1) and adding paragraph 
(a)(3) to read as follows:


Sec.  64.605  Emergency calling requirements.

    (a) Additional emergency calling requirements applicable to 
internet-based TRS providers. (1) As of December 31, 2008, the 
requirements of paragraphs (a)(2)(i) and (a)(2)(iv) of this section 
shall not apply to providers of VRS and IP Relay to which paragraph (b) 
of this section applies. As of the effective date of paragraph (a)(3) 
of this section, the requirements of paragraph (a)(2)(iv) and (v) of 
this section shall not apply to any provider of IP CTS.
* * * * *
    (3) Providers of forms of IP CTS that allow users to initiate calls 
by contacting the provider over the internet shall deliver to the PSAP, 
designated statewide default answering point, or appropriate local 
emergency authority, at the outset of an emergency call, the location 
of the emergency, and a telephone number that is assigned to the caller 
and that enables the PSAP, designated statewide default answering 
point, or appropriate local emergency authority to call the 911 caller 
back directly, while ensuring that the caller receives captions on the 
callback.
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4. Amend Sec.  64.611 by revising paragraph (j)(2)(iv) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  64.611  internet-based TRS registration.

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    (j) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (iv) By the date of initiation of service to an IP CTS user or 
device, or one year after notice from the Commission that the TRS User 
Registration Database is ready to accept such information, whichever is 
later, IP CTS providers shall submit to the TRS User Registration 
Database the registration information required by paragraph (j)(2)(i) 
or (iii) of this section. Calls from or to registered IP CTS users or 
devices whose registration information has not been populated in the 
TRS User Registration Database by the applicable

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date shall not be compensable, and an IP CTS provider shall not seek 
TRS Fund compensation for such calls, provided however, that after the 
applicable date, IP CTS providers may provide service to new users for 
up to two weeks after the user's registration information has been 
populated in the TRS User Registration Database while the TRS User 
Registration Database user verification process is pending and will 
seek TRS Fund compensation for such calls that are otherwise 
compensable only if the new user is ultimately verified as eligible to 
use IP CTS by the TRS User Registration Database administrator.
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