Comments Due: October 24, 2022
Reply Comments Due: November 8, 2022
On September 22, 2022, the FCC released a Public Notice seeking comment on a Petition for rulemaking filed by T-Mobile Accessibility. T-Mobile asks the FCC to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to amend the FCC’s rules to eliminate requirements regarding the use of the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) format. According to T-Mobile, the requirement that TTY-based relay service be capable of communicating with the ASCII format has outlived its utility.
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.
Links to the Public Notice:
URL: https://www.fcc.gov/document/seeks-comment-t-mobile-trs-petition-rulemaking
Word: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-22-996A1.docx
PDF: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-22-996A1.pdf
Text: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-22-996A1.txt
For further information, please contact Joshua Mendelsohn at (202) 599-7304 or by e-mail at Joshua.Mendelsohn@fcc.gov, or Ike Ofobike at (202) 744-3916 or by e-mail at Ike.Ofobike@fcc.gov. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530.