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On June 10, 2024, the FCC released an Order extending the existing waiver of the privacy screen rule for participants in video conferencing calls using Video Relay Service (VRS). The waiver allows VRS users to turn off their video cameras when not actively participating in a video conference. The FCC proposed to modify the rule in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking adopted in June 2023. The Order extends the waiver until December 31, 2024, or the effective date of an amendment to the rule, whichever is earlier.
Link to the Waiver Extension Order:
URL: https://www.fcc.gov/document/vrs-privacy-screen-waiver-video-conferencing-extended
Link to the June 2023 Report and Order, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Order:
URL: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-requires-video-conferencing-accessibility-proposes-asl-support-0
For more information about VRS, visit www.fcc.gov/vrs. For further information regarding this proceeding, contact Bill Wallace, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, 202-418-2716, or William.Wallace@fcc.gov, or Ike Ofobike, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at 202-418-1028, or Ike.Ofobike@fcc.gov. Individuals who use videophones and are fluent in American Sign Language may call the FCC’s ASL Consumer Support Line at 844-432-2275 (videophone).