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Well, it was good while it lasted. The above website is now quite the opposite. Guess the ISP's lobbied hard and got their way. Now Time Warner might have a chance to make a buck again. Well played.
This video is presented in American Sign Language with English captions and an audio track. A transcript of this video is available below. Real Time Text (American Sign Language) This video is to share information about the Commission's rules about real-time text (RTT). First, some background: Since the 1970's, text telephone (TTY) technology was the only means for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech disabled to send and receive text communications over the public the public switched telephone network (PSTN). The Commission's rules have required providers and device manufacturers of telecommunications services and advanced communication services (ACS), including interconnected voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers to support TTY technology. However, changes to communications networks, particularly ongoing technology transitions from circuit switched to Internet Protocol (IP)-based networks and from copper to wireless and fiber infrastructure, have affected the quality and utility of TTY technology. These changes present significant challenges to effective communication, including drop-offs on calls and garbling. Further, TTY technology has a limited character set, and often requires a separate stand-alone device. These limitations have resulted in a steady decline in TTY use in favor of other forms of text communications. The Commission recognized the need for a superior accessibility solution: real-time text, which is more reliable than TTY technology for modern IP-based networks. Real-time text - or RTT - is a technology that allows text to be sent immediately as it is created through wireless handsets that use IP-based technology on networks that support RTT. With RTT, there is no need to press a "send" key as there generally is for SMS, chat, or other types of texting; rather, the recipient of the message can read the message as soon as the sender types it. RTT can eliminate the need to purchase specialized devices, such as TTYs, to send text in real time over wireless phones. Wireless service providers and manufacturers of wireless handsets, which are required to support TTY technology, can now use RTT as they migrate to Internet protocol-based technology. RTT Calling Features Interoperability: RTT callers must be able to call each other regardless of device or network used. Backward Compatibility with TTY technology: To ensure that RTT users and TTY users can continue to communicate directly with one another until TTYs are phased out, RTT must be backward compatible with TTYs. You will be able to use RTT to call TTY users, including individuals, businesses, and governmental agencies. Support for 911 Communications: Covered services and equipment must enable the caller to transmit and receive RTT communications to and from any 911 PSAP in the United States. Calls made via RTT are subject to the same location information requirements as calls made via TTY. Capability to Initiate and Receive Calls Using RTT: Covered services and equipment must enable the caller to initiate and receive calls to and from the same telephone numbers for which voice calls can be initiated and received. Simultaneous Voice and Text: Covered services and equipment must enable the caller to send and receive text and voice simultaneously in both directions on the same call using a single device. Alert Indicators: In order to alert callers to incoming calls and audio activity on an RTT call, device manufacturers and service providers are encouraged to incorporate accessible indicators for RTT purposes. Latency and Error Rate of Text Transmittal: Text characters should be transmitted in a manner that is functionally equivalent to the real-time nature of voice telephone communications by appearing on the receiving device at roughly the same time it is created on the sending device. RTT is on by default: The Commission strongly encourages RTT to be pre-installed and accessed through a default function on covered devices to expedite effective RTT implementation. Calling Features: No calling features are mandated at this time but are strongly encouraged. For instance, certain calling features that are commonly available to voice telephone users, including the ability to transfer calls, enable multi-party teleconferencing, and utilize automated attendant, interactive voice response systems, and caller identification features, are necessary to ensure that RTT is as accessible, usable, and effective for people with disabilities as wireless voice communications service is for people without disabilities. Further, the ability for the caller to control text settings, such as font size and color, may help accommodate people who are visually impaired. Timelines for availability of RTT services and RTT-capable devices Companies that choose to provide RTT services instead of supporting TTYs over their wireless IP networks must follow the following timelines: Wireless Providers December 31, 2017: Companies that provide wireless services nationwide - AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint - must either make a downloadable RTT application or plug-in available, or implement changes to their networks to support RTT and offer at least one RTT-capable handset. December 31, 2019: Nationwide carriers - AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint - must support RTT on all of their new wireless devices. June 30, 2020: Companies that provide wireless services locally or regionally, but not nationwide, must either make a downloadable RTT application or plug-in available, or implement changes to their networks to support RTT and offer at least one RTT-capable handset. June 30, 2021: Local and regional providers (including resellers) must support RTT on all of their new wireless devices. Wireless Equipment Manufacturers December 31, 2018: Manufacturers of handsets for use with wireless IP-based voice services must implement RTT in all handsets manufactured after December 31, 2018. Over the next year or two, some wireless service providers and manufacturers will begin to support RTT. When purchasing a new wireless handset, you should check to see whether it is RTT-capable and when your service provider intends to support RTT on its network. In the meantime, some carriers have been waived from the requirement to support TTY on wireless IP networks, including calls to 911, subject to the following conditions: * Carriers must notify consumers that their IP-based wireless services will not support TTY technology for calls to 911. * Carriers must provide consumers with information about alternative text-based accessibility solutions. * Carriers must file periodic progress reports on their development of RTT with the Commission. Unresolved issues The FCC is reviewing comments about: * A timeline to sunset its requirement for RTT to be backward compatible with TTY; * Integration of RTT into telecommunications relay service operations, and * Real-time text features that may be needed for people with cognitive disabilities and people who are deaf-blind. The FCC will keep you informed when the rules about these issues are finalized. The comment period is already closed, but the FCC may accept late filings. You may file a comment at www.fcc.gov/ECFS on this docket: GN Docket No. 15-78. Filing a complaint The FCC is updating its Consumer Complaint Center to permit individuals to file complaints online concerning our rules governing TTY and RTT access to wireless services. At this time, if you have a problem with such access, you may file a complaint or ask for assistance by letter, phone, fax, or e-mail: Federal Communications Commission Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Consumer Inquiries and Complaints Division 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 1-888-225-5322 TTY: 1-888-835-5322 Videophone: 1-844-432-2275 Fax: 202-418-0037 E-mail: dro@fcc.gov Your complaint should include the following information (if available): * Your name, address, and other contact information, such as telephone number and e-mail address. * The name and contact information of the device manufacturer or wireless carrier. * Information about the device or software used. * The date or dates that you purchased, acquired, or used, or tried to purchase, acquire, or use the device. * A description of the accessibility problem and what would like done to solve the accessibility problem. * How you would like the FCC to respond to you, such as by e-mail, letter, or telephone. * Any additional information you think is appropriate. For more information For more information about RTT, or to learn more about FCC programs that promote access to communication services for people with disabilities, visit the FCC's Disability Rights Office website at www.fcc.gov/disability.
This video is presented in American Sign Language with English captions and no audio track. A transcript of this video is available below. 2017 Video Relay Service (VRS) Improvement Order When a deaf individual wants to call a friend or family member, a regular telephone generally will not do. For the past 15 years, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has supported video relay services (VRS), which allow deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to make call others through communication assistants (CAs), using American Sign Language and a videophone. The Communications Act requires that the Commission’s telecommunications relay service (TRS) regulations ensure that relay services are functionally equivalent to voice telephone services used by the public. On March 23, 2017, the FCC adopted a new order along with various proposals, that take steps to improve the quality of VRS to achieve this goal. The FCC adopted proposals that seek comment on additional VRS reforms. In this video, we share these new mandates and proposals. Improvements to VRS Skills-Based Routing. VRS consumers have asked the FCC to allow routing of some VRS calls to VRS interpreters with specific expertise in certain areas that have been identified as the most needed by consumers - legal, medical and technical. The Commission will now permit VRS providers to voluntarily participate in an 8-month trial program where participating providers would be able to offer skills-based routing for one, two or all three of these specializations. Studying the results will help gather important data on the costs and benefits of skills-based routing, and these findings will contribute to the Commission’s development of informed rules and policies on skills-based routing. During this trial, several requirements for VRS providers will be waived. Waived Requirements for VRS Providers 1. Answer-in-the-Order-Received. VRS providers are typically required to answer calls in the order that they are received. However, with skills-based routing, we are making an exception to this rule. Depending on the situation, calls requiring skills-based routing may need to be answered outside of the order that they are received. 2. Speed-of-Answer. If you request a VRS interpreter with a specific skill, you may need to wait longer than usual for a VRS interpreter who possesses that specific skill. If this happens, the length of time the you wait will not count toward a VRS provider’s average speed of answer that is reported to the FCC every month. 3. Ten Minute Rule. In a typical VRS call, the VRS interpreter is required to remain on the call for a minimum of 10 minutes to reduce potential disruption of the call. However, if a specific skill is requested but then during the call, the specialist VRS interpreter determines that this call could be handled by a general VRS interpreter, the interpreters can be switched out in less than the required 10 minutes, so long as (1) a supervisor confirms that a specialist VRS interpreter is not necessary, and (2) the caller is notified in advance of the transfer to a general VRS interpreter. Use of Deaf Interpreters. The Commission has noted that some VRS users, including some children, some individuals with limited English or ASL proficiency and some persons with cognitive or motor disabilities, may need the assistance of a deaf interpreter - along with the hearing interpreter - to communicate over VRS in a functionally equivalent manner. For this reason, for the same eight-month trial period used for assessing skills-based routing, the Commission will evaluate the provision of deaf interpreters for VRS calls. To help determine the benefits of using such additional interpreters and whether costs for these individuals should be paid out from TRS Fund, the Commission has asked for comments about the costs and benefits of providing deaf interpreters. Comparison Shopping for VRS Companies. How can we enable VRS users to experience communications in a manner that is closer to the telephone experience of hearing persons? Many consumers believe that a faster answering time is necessary. Commission rules currently require VRS providers to answer 80 percent of all VRS calls in 120 seconds, measured monthly. To help consumers monitor provider performance, the FCC will begin publishing VRS providers’ average speed-of-response history on a monthly basis. This will help consumers make informed choices when shopping among VRS providers. These statistics will be posted regularly in an easy-to-read format on the FCC’s website. Assigning Ten-Digit Numbers to Hearing Individuals. In the past, only individuals who have a hearing or speech disability and are registered VRS users could get a videophone number registered in the TRS numbering directory. While there may be other ways to call hearing signers using services such as Skype or FaceTime, this does not provide the same convenience as a telephone number. The Commission understands this, and we have decided to begin permitting VRS providers to assign videophone numbers to hearing individuals who know sign language. These hearing individuals will be required to sign a self-certification confirming that they agreed to this. At-Home VRS Call Handling. In the past, the Commission prohibited VRS interpreters from working at home. However, because over the years, circumstances have changed, the Commission is amending its rules to permit a 12-month pilot program where video interpreters will be permitted to work from home, with safeguards implemented to protect caller confidentiality and ensure quality services while also preventing waste, fraud and abuse of the VRS program. We will require that these VRS interpreters have at least 3 years of experience in providing VRS. We will also require that these VRS interpreters be equally available as their colleagues who work in call centers to carry out tasks such as team interpreting and consulting with supervisors. Furthermore, these workspaces must be secured, with a lockable door and means to prevent eavesdropping and interruptions (e.g., soundproofing) and must connect to the VRS provider’s system through a secure network. All such at -home workstations will be inspected and approved before being used, and will be equipped with monitoring technology. Over these 12 months, the Commission will gather data to make a final decision on whether this at-home program should continue. Notice of Inquiry: VRS Performance Metrics. The Commission seeks comment on establishing service quality performance goals and metrics to evaluate the efficacy of the VRS program, developing well defined measures of VRS performance. The results of this will be made transparent to the public. We also seek to enable consumers to make more informed decisions in their selection of their VRS providers and this may improve VRS competition. How will this be decided? To measure functional equivalence, we seek comments on whether to use the following metrics: (1) quality and accuracy of interpretation; (2) technical voice and video quality; (3) interoperability (which ensures that different videophones from different providers can connect to each other) and portability (the ability to transfer your videophone number between different providers); (4) percentage and frequency of dropped or disconnected calls; (5) service outages; and more. Are there any other concrete, measurable metrics which could be adopted by the FCC? Again, we seek accurate ways to measure service quality in VRS. Phony VRS Calls. The Commission has learned of calls made to VRS interpreters that are not made for the purpose of communicating with a third party, but rather for the sole purpose of harassing or threatening a VRS interpreter. We wish to learn more about these calls, along with other types of “phony” VRS calls. For example, those that involve scams or spoofing. Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM). In a further notice of proposed rulemaking, the Commission seeks comment on: * VRS provider compensation rates; * Asks about the appropriateness of non-service related giveaways by providers (e.g., video gaming systems and other items not directly related to the use of VRS); * Interpreter exclusivity (non-compete) contracts; and * Whether the TRS Fund should set aside amounts for research and development designed to improve VRS. We also propose a more efficient system of routing VRS and video calls, and seek to improve how VRS calls made from workplace and public phones are validated to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. Lastly, this proposal would permit business and government customer support centers staffing deaf people to provide customer service in American Sign Language to be assigned telephone numbers from the TRS numbering directory. This streamlines the setup and implementation of these direct video calling call centers, allowing VRS users like yourself to communicate directly with service representatives working in these centers in sign language. Conclusion With the steps taken here, the Commission reaffirms its commitment to ensuring that equal access to the benefits of communications technology is available to consumers with disabilities. To provide comments to the FCC on this matter, you may go to the FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) online at apps.fcc.gov/ECFS, and submit your written comments in proceedings 10-51 and 03-123. To receive e-mail updates on the Commission's work on accessibility and disability issues (including the deadlines to submit comments for items such as this one), you may send an email to AccessInfo@fcc.gov, and write "subscribe" in either the subject line or the main body. For further information on this item or any other disability-related FCC matters, you may contact the FCC Disability Rights Office via e-mail at DRO@FCC.gov, via a ASL video call at 844-432-2275, or via a spoken voice call at 202-418-2517.
Text of Slides 1. Comment Deadlines Performance Goals and Service Quality Metrics Incidence and Handling of “Phony” VRS Calls VRS Use of Enterprise and Public Videophones Direct Video Calling Customer Support Services Per-Call Validation Procedures Non-Service Related Inducements Non-Compete Provisions in VRS Employment Contracts Comments due: May 30, 2017 Reply Comments due: June 26, 2017 2. AccessInfo To receive e-mail updates on the Commission’s work on accessibility and disability issues, including the deadlines to submit comments for items such as this one, you may send an e-mail to AccessInfo@fcc.gov and write “subscribe” in either the subject line or the main body. 3. DRO Contact Information For more information on this item or other disability-related FCC matters, contact the Disability Rights Office at: Email: DRO@FCC.gov Videophone: 844-432-2275 Voice: 202-418-2517 TTY: 888-835-5322
vigilant oversight: i think that my search inputs into Google return highly biased sets of results that seem to be an uncanny "dialectic conversation", usually centered around aspects of my personal biography or of EU political strife. am i wrong? are personal data assistants considered automobiles when one is abroad? i've never had a fairytale war with a home shopping network and televised jewelry shop before. Cinderella is an empirical fact?!
Please remove data caps. Today and in the future, digital content transfered over the internet is vital. Netflix, video chatting, purchasing games for download on steam and other game platforms use day quickly and data caps such as 5, 50, 150, 250 and 300gb just for some examples severely hinder access to this content due to high costs and overage fees.
Keep up the good work, to the opponents of it please look into it more than what the Media and cable co side of things, the companies at hand should not be allowed to do what they want to the internet and applications simple as that, AT&T has blocked face time for the first 2 years why? because it could, Verizon slowed Netflix connections down to a crawl why? cause it wanted Netflix to pay.. Comcast followed Verizon with the same strategy.. these companies are essentially gate keepers they shouldn't be allowed to do such especially when American consumers are already paying out the ace for there horrible service
Tom Wheeler is violating our Constitution of the Internet, he cannot do this plus their will be many ways people will get around with it illegally keep that in mind. China censors alot on their internet including RU-vid, and Chinese people can be able to find a way around this illegal and access RU-vid. This means millions of Americans WILL find a way around this what FCC will do soon. Not to mention Tom Wheeler doesn't realize that the World Wide Web is not a single country, you cannot control what goes on the Internet. It is impossible and no matter what the FCC does they will be unable to do anything about it. And also not to mention FCC is probably going to piss off hacking organizations like Anonymous.
Brandon Bowers got a good point, how will we be able to use the internet. Tom Wheeler doesn't realize that millions of Americans will be suffering from this, look at Minecraft, they will lose millions of players, RU-vid will become almost vacant due to millions of Americans being unable to use it due to high payment. And what about Skype? I have a girlfriend who I talk to daily on Skype and she lives in Australia. If they go forward with this then I won't be able to talk to the girl who I love anymore.
Louis Morrell hmmm funny you say that because AT&T and them would choose what you had access to anyways.. AT&T was the one that started it, fast lanes bs, choosing what sites are exempt and what are not
An Open Internet is essential for political activism and to give the public an opportunity to comment on communications and media policy. We need Network Neutrality to ensure the Internet's participatory and openness continue. Corporate gatekeepers whether wireline or wireless should not be allowed to discriminate to protect old business models from competition like cable providers throttling bandwidth of Internet a la carte TV viewers to protect bundled cable TV.
@HeroicLife while that may be true, ISP's do NOT own the Internet. Do you even know what the Internet is? It is a massive amount of public and private owned web server connected together via coding standards, WAN's, and LAN's. ISP's have no right to tell us what we can or can not do on the Internet even if it is over their infrastructure. If I want to go watch youtube vids or stream TV online, my ISP should not be able to say no, you can't do that, it is only common sense.
The Internet is not public property. Telecommunications companies have spent billions of dollars on network infrastructure all over the world. They did so in the hope of selling communications services to customers willing to pay for them. The government has no right to effectively nationalize ISPs by telling them how run their networks.
Dwayne, net neutrality is about making sure that all content and all users are treated equally and fairly by Internet Providers. A main goal of this movement is to separate the ISP's from controlling access to,or the content itself. Basically, net neutrality is the appplication of the 1st amendment for this generation and not a form of censorship as you stated. As Voltaire said- "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
