WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Federal Communications Commission has issued a proposed rule called: Telecommunications Relay Service ASCII Format Requirement.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 27 by Katura Jackson, Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
Summary: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes to modify the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) rules to delete the requirement that traditional, Text Telephone (TTY)-based TRS be capable of communicating with the American Standard Code for Information Interexchange (ASCII) format. The record indicates that this format is outdated and rarely used today. Deleting the rule would reduce TRS costs, eliminate...