Comments due: February 7, 2025
Reply Comments due: February 18, 2025
On January 17, 2025, the FCC released a Public Notice seeking comment on an application filed by Solen Ventures LLC and NexTalk, Inc., for conditional certification as a provider of Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS), after the acquisition of NexTalk by Solen Ventures. Conditional certification will allow NexTalk to receive compensation from the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Fund pending FCC action on its application for full certification.
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. 03-123. People with disabilities who need assistance to file comments online may request assistance by email to FCC504@fcc.gov.
Public Notice:
https://www.fcc.gov/document/comment-sought-nextalk-certification-application
Link to Revised Application for Conditional Certification of NexTalk under New Ownership:
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/1230124371076/1
General information about TRS is available at www.fcc.gov/trs and for IP CTS at www.fcc.gov/ipcts. For specific questions, please contact William Wallace, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Bureau, at 202-418-2716, or William.Wallace@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 (videophone).