“Spurred by health care trends and technological advances, telemedicine is growing into a mainstream industry. A fifth of Americans live in places where primary care physicians are scarce, according to government statistics. That need is converging with advances that include lower costs for video-conferencing equipment, more high-speed communications links by satellite, and greater ability to [...]
The VRS program is managed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide “functionally equivalent” communication for the deaf over the standard phone system. Sign language interpreters are hired by VRS Service Providers to interpret calls between deaf and hearing callers. Fees collected on every land line and cell phone in the U.S. go into [...]
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FCC CHAIRMAN GENACHOWSKI NAMES KAREN PELTZ
STRAUSS AS DEPUTY CHIEF IN CONSUMER BUREAUFCC REAFFIRMS RULES AND POLICIES OF VIDEO RELAY SERVICE
Declaratory Ruling: Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program
FCC ANNOUNCES WORKSHOP ON VRS REFORM TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 17, 2009
Purple Communications, Inc.’s Petition for Rulemaking To Clarify
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