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2026-03-26 10:30:00
2026-03-26 11:30:00
FCC Open Meeting Scheduled for March 26 to Address Telecommunications Relay Service and Technology Transitions
The FCC's March 26, 2026 Open Meeting will consider two items relevant to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have speech disabilities. The first addresses how service providers can retire copper-line networks and move to IP-based infrastructure, with the draft order stating that accessibility requirements remain in effect during transitions. The second would extend the FCC's suspension and debarment rules to the Telecommunications Relay Service program and the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program. How the FCC handles TRS during the shift to IP-based systems has direct practical consequences for deaf and hard of hearing users. The meeting will include open captioning and sign language interpreting.Learn more here.
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The FCC's March 26, 2026 Open Meeting will consider two items relevant to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have speech disabilities. The first addresses how service providers can retire copper-line networks and move to IP-based infrastructure, with the draft order stating that accessibility requirements remain in effect during transitions.
The second would extend the FCC's suspension and debarment rules to the Telecommunications Relay Service program and the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program. How the FCC handles TRS during the shift to IP-based systems has direct practical consequences for deaf and hard of hearing users. The meeting will include open captioning and sign language interpreting.
Learn more here.
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