[Ct-nfb] Fwd: FCC Asks for Comment on the Extent to Which Consumers Still Rely on TTYs or Other Similar Equipment Used with Copper-Based Landline Telephone Service

[Jim McCollum]

Jim Y. McCollum
President 
Shoreline Chapter 
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Connecticut 
Legislative Co-ordinator, NFB of CT 
j.mccollum64 at comcast.net 
860-581-0430 (mobile) 
203-535-1620 (home) 

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> From: "Sigman, Brian" <Brian.Sigman at ct.gov>
> Date: May 30, 2017 at 7:55:34 AM EDT
> To: DORS-DL BESB <DORS-DLBESB at ct.gov>, "Clay, Patti J." <Patti.Clay at ct.gov>, "Doukas, David F." <david.doukas at ct.gov>, "Lugo, Arlene" <Arlene.Lugo at ct.gov>, "Porter, Amy L." <Amy.Porter at ct.gov>
> Subject: FW: FCC Asks for Comment on the Extent to Which Consumers Still Rely on TTYs or Other Similar Equipment Used with Copper-Based Landline Telephone Service
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> Good morning everyone,
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> I am passing along a notice from the FCC seeking public comment. Details are included below.
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> Thank you.
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> Brian
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> From: Access Info [mailto:AccessInfo at fcc.gov] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2017 2:24 PM
> To: stephenthal at sbcglobal.net
> Subject: FCC Asks for Comment on the Extent to Which Consumers Still Rely on TTYs or Other Similar Equipment Used with Copper-Based Landline Telephone Service
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> Comments due:  June 15, 2017
> Reply comments due:   July 17, 2017
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> The FCC seeks comment on what the likely impact will be of eliminating the FCC requirement to provide direct and advance notice to individuals with disabilities about planned copper retirements.  “Copper retirement” happens, for example, when a local telephone company replaces existing copper lines with fiber optic lines while still providing the same service to the customer.  Are there other ways that would be more effective in notifying individuals with disabilities about the potential impact, if any, on the compatibility of their equipment with the new networks?  Do individuals with disabilities rely on FCC-mandated notices from their carriers, under a separate rule from the copper retirement notice requirements, about changes to their networks that might render the customers’ equipment or devices incompatible with the carrier’s network?
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> The FCC also asks about the extent to which individuals with disabilities still rely on TTYs or other specialized devices or services used over copper networks and the extent to which individuals with disabilities have adopted alternative means of communications, whether using telecommunications relay services, texting, videophones, or other online communications.
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> Comments may be filed using the FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing System at https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings.  The proceeding number is WC Docket No. 17-84. 
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> Links to the News Release:
> Word: https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-344484A1.docx
> PDF: https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-344484A1.pdf
> Text: https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-344484A1.txt
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> Links to the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Notice of Inquiry, and Request for Comment (see paragraphs 64 and 70):
> Word: https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-17-37A1.docx
> PDF: https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-17-37A1.pdf
> Text: https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-17-37A1.txt
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> Links to the Public Notice announcing the comment dates:
> Word: https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-17-473A1.docx
> PDF: https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-17-473A1.pdf
> Text: https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-17-473A1.txt
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> For additional information about this proceeding, please contact Michele Berlove, FCC Wireline Competition Bureau, Competition Policy Division, at (202) 418-1477, or e-mail Michele.Berlove at fcc.gov, or contact Michael Ray, FCC Wireline Competition Bureau, Competition Policy Division, at (202) 418-0357, or e-mail Michael.Ray at fcc.gov.  For those using videophones and fluent in American Sign Language, you may call the FCC’s ASL Consumer Support Line at 844-432-2275 (videophone).
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