WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Federal Communications Commission has issued a rule called: Telecommunications Relay Service ASCII Format Requirement.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 10 by Marlene Dortch, Secretary.
Summary: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) amends its rules to eliminate the requirement that Text Telephone (TTY)-based Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) be capable of communicating in the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) format. By removing this outdated regulatory mandate, the Commission relieves TRS providers of the obligation to maintain costly and obsolete ASCII-compatible hardware and software systems. Eliminating this requirement will re...