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Comments Due: August 30, 2024
On July 16, 2024, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau released a Public Notice inviting public comment on the tentative findings for the Commission’s Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) Biennial Report to Congress, which is due to Congress by October 8, 2024.
The Public Notice invites public comment on the Commission’s tentative findings on:
- Compliance with the accessibility requirements for telecommunications and advanced communications services and equipment, and Internet browsers built into mobile phones;
- Whether accessibility barriers exist with respect to new communications technologies; and
- The effect of the CVAA’s accessibility recordkeeping and enforcement requirements on the development and deployment of new communications technologies.
Interested parties may file comments by accessing the FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing System at https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings. All filings must reference CG Docket No. 10-213. People with disabilities who need assistance to file comments online may request assistance by email to FCC504@fcc.gov.
Link to the Public Notice:
URL: https://www.fcc.gov/document/2024-cvaa-biennial-report-tentative-findings-and-conclusions
For general information about the CVAA, visit https://www.fcc.gov/cvaa. For further information, please contact Stephen Wang, Disability Rights Office (DRO), Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) at (202) 418-1634, or Stephen.Wang@fcc.gov; or Molly Burgdorf, DRO, CGB, at (202) 418-2173 or Molly.Burgdorf@fcc.gov. Individuals who use videophones and are fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) may call the FCC’s ASL Consumer Support Line at (844) 432‐2275.