CommLaw Monitor
FCC Sets New Rates for IP CTS Compensation and Proposes New Minimum Service Standards
At its September 30 Open Meeting, the FCC took new steps to address costs and service quality related to its IP Captioned Telephone Services (IP CTS) program in a Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Further…
TRS Fund Contributors to Pay on Intrastate Revenues to Support IP Captioned Telephone Service
At its November Open Meeting, the FCC approved a Report and Order (“Order”) that expands the contribution base for IP captioned telephone service (“CTS”), supported by the telecommunications relay service (“TRS”) Fund,…
FCC Further Reforms IP CTS Program
In a unanimous decision at its February open meeting, the FCC adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“FNPRM”) further reforming its IP Captioned Telephone Service (“IP CTS”) program,…
Next in the FCC’s Sights for Alleged Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: IP CTS Program
In June, the FCC approved a package of regulatory measures – Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“FNPRM”), and Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) – directed at reforming the IP Captioned…