47 CFR 64.1504 - Restrictions on the use of toll-free numbers.

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§ 64.1504

Restrictions on the use of toll-free numbers.

A common carrier shall prohibit by tariff or contract the use of any 800 telephone number, or other telephone number advertised or widely understood to be toll-free, in a manner that would result in:

(a) The calling party or the subscriber to the originating line being assessed, by virtue of completing the call, a charge for a call;

(b) The calling party being connected to a pay-per-call service;

(1) The calling party has a written agreement (including an agreement transmitted through electronic medium) that specifies the material terms and conditions under which the information is offered and includes:

(i) The rate at which charges are assessed for the information;

(ii) The information provider's name;

(iii) The information provider's business address;

(iv) The information provider's regular business telephone number;

(v) The information provider's agreement to notify the subscriber at least one billing cycle in advance of all future changes in the rates charged for the information;

(vi) The subscriber's choice of payment method, which may be by direct remit, debit, prepaid account, phone bill, or credit or calling card and, if a subscriber elects to pay by means of phone bill, a clear explanation that the subscriber will be assessed for calls made to the information service from the subscriber's phone line;

(vii) A unique personal identification number or other subscriber-specific identifier that must be used to obtain access to the information service and instructions on its use, and, in addition, assures that any charges for services accessed by use of the subscriber's personal identification number or subscriber-specific identifier be assessed to subscriber's source of payment elected pursuant to paragraph (c)(1)(vi) of this section; or

(2) The calling party is charged for the information by means of a credit, prepaid, debit, charge, or calling card and the information service provider includes in response to each call an introductory message that:

(i) Clearly states that there is a charge for the call;

(ii) Clearly states the service's total cost per minute and any other fees for the service or for any service to which the caller may be transferred;

(iii) Explains that the charges must be billed on either a credit, prepaid, debit, charge, or calling card;

(iv) Asks the caller for the card number;

(v) Clearly states that charges for the call begin at the end of the introductory message; and

(vi) Clearly states that the caller can hang up at or before the end of the introductory message without incurring any charge whatsoever.

(d) The calling party being called back collect for the provision of audio or data information services, simultaneous voice conversation services, or products; and

(e) The calling party being assessed by virtue of the caller being asked to connect or otherwise transfer to a pay-per-call service, a charge for the call.

(f) Provided, however, that:

(1) Notwithstanding paragraph (c)(1) of this section, a written agreement that meets the requirements of that paragraph is not required for:

(i) Calls utilizing telecommunications devices for the deaf;

(ii) Directory services provided by a common carrier or its affiliate or by a local exchange carrier or its affiliate; or

(iii) Any purchase of goods or of services that are not information services.

(2) The requirements of paragraph (c)(2) of this section shall not apply to calls from repeat callers using a bypass mechanism to avoid listening to the introductory message: Provided, That information providers shall disable such a bypass mechanism after the institution of any price increase for a period of time determined to be sufficient by the Federal Trade Commission to give callers adequate and sufficient notice of a price increase.

[61 FR 39087, July 26, 1996, as amended at 69 FR 61154, Oct. 15, 2004]

Title 47 published on 2012-10-01

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2013-03-26; vol. 78 # 58 - Tuesday, March 26, 2013

78 FR 18246 - Implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012; Establishment of a Public Safety Answering Point Do-Not-Call Registry

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type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-06838
RIN
CG Docket No.	12-129
FCC	12-129

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule; announcement of effective date.

47 CFR 1.80 and 64.1202, published at 77 FR 71131, November 29, 2012, and at 78 FR 10099, February 13, 2013, are effective March 26, 2013.

47 CFR Parts 1 and 64

Summary

In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the Commission's Implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012; Establishment of a Public Safety Answering Point Do-Not-Call Registry, Report and Order ( Order ). This notice is consistent with the Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the requirements. Once the operational details of the PSAP Do-Not-Call Registry have been finalized, the Commission intends to issue a Public Notice noting the date by which affected entities must begin complying with these requirements.

2013-03-07; vol. 78 # 45 - Thursday, March 7, 2013

78 FR 14701 - Misuse of Internet Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities

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type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-04986
RIN
CG Docket Nos.	13-24 and 03-123
FCC	13-13

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Interim rule; announcement of effective date.

47 CFR 64.604(c)(9), published at 78 FR 8032, February 5, 2013, is effective from March 7, 2013 through September 3, 2013.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of six months, the information collection associated with the Commission's Misuse of Internet Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, Order ( Order ). This document is consistent with the Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the requirements.

2013-02-15; vol. 78 # 32 - Friday, February 15, 2013

78 FR 11109 - International Settlements Policy Reform

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type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-03073
RIN
IB Docket No.	11-80
FCC	12-145

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule.

Effective March 18, 2013, except for the amendment to § 43.51(d) which contains information collection requirements that have not been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of that rule change.

47 CFR Parts 0, 1, 43, 63 and 64

Summary

The Commission eliminates the International Settlements Policy (ISP) and applies a modified version to Cuba. The Commission amends its rules and procedures to enhance its ability to respond to foreign carriers' anticompetitive behavior in and timely and effective manner. Eliminating the ISP will enable more market-based arrangements between U.S. and foreign carriers on all U.S.-international routes giving U.S. consumers competitive pricing when they make international calls. The Commission also adopts certain limited measures to improve the Commission's ability to protect U.S. consumers from the effects of anticompetitive conduct by foreign carriers.

2013-02-05; vol. 78 # 24 - Tuesday, February 5, 2013

78 FR 8030 - Misuse of Internet Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities

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type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-02367
RIN
CG Docket Nos.	13-24 and 03-123
FCC	13-13

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule; interpretation.

Effective March 7, 2013.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

In this document, the Commission adopts a final interpretive rule modification to clarify its Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) payment rule to explicitly provide that the Interstate TRS Fund (Fund or TRS Fund) administrator shall not be obligated to pay any request for compensation until it has been established as compensable. The Commission's action is intended preserve the integrity and viability of the TRS Fund by ensuring that obligations are not incurred prior to the Fund administrator or the Commission has determined that requests for payment are compensable. Because this is an interpretive rule modification, it is not subject to notice and comment procedures.

78 FR 8030 - Misuse of Internet Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities

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type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-02369
RIN
CG Docket Nos.	13-24 and 03-123
FCC	13-13

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Interim rule.

Effective February 5, 2013, except the amendments to § 64.604(c)(10) of the Commission's rules which is effective March 7, 2013. and 64.604(c)(9) of the Commission's rules which contain new information collection requirements that have not been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This amendment will become effective upon publication in the Federal Register of a notice announcing the approval of such requirements by the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Commission will publish a separate document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

In this document, the Commission adopts interim rules prohibiting all referrals for rewards programs (as described in the synopsis below) and any other form of direct or indirect inducements, financial or otherwise, to subscribe to or use, or encourage subscription to or use of, Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS); requiring each IP CTS provider, as a precondition to providing service to new IP CTS users, to register each new IP CTS user, to obtain from the user, as part of the registration process, self-certification that the user has a hearing loss that necessitates IP CTS to communicate in a manner that is functionally equivalent to communication by conventional voice telephone users, and where the consumer accepts IP CTS equipment at a price below $75 from any source other than a governmental program, to also obtain from the user a certification from an independent, third party professional attesting to the same; and requiring IP CTS providers to ensure that equipment and software used in conjunction with their service have a default setting of captions off at the beginning of each call, so that the consumer must take an affirmative step to turn on the captions each time the consumer wishes to use IP CTS. The Commission's action is intended to address certain practices related to the provision and marketing of IP CTS that appear to be contributing to a recent and dramatic spike in reimbursement requests to the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service Fund (TRS Fund or Fund), of sufficient magnitude to constitute a serious threat to the Fund if not promptly and decisively addressed.

2012-12-26; vol. 77 # 247 - Wednesday, December 26, 2012

77 FR 75894 - Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities; E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers

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type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-31098
RIN
WC Docket No.	10-191
WC Docket No.	05-196
CG Docket No.	03-123
FCC	12-139

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule.

Effective January 25, 2013.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) reconsiders and clarifies certain aspects of the iTRS Toll Free Order in response to a petition for reconsideration and clarification filed by Sorenson Communications, Inc. (Sorenson). The Commission grants Sorenson's Petition and clarifies certain aspects of the user notification requirements and denies the remainder of the Petition relating to the database mapping requirements and establishing a one-year end date for the customer notification requirements.

2012-11-30; vol. 77 # 231 - Friday, November 30, 2012

77 FR 71353 - Empowering Consumers To Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges (“Cramming”); Consumer Information and Disclosure; Truth-in-Billing Format

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Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-28759
RIN
CG Docket Nos.	11-116 and 09-158
CC Docket No.	98-170
FCC	12-42

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule; correction.

Effective October 26, 2012.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of October 26, 2012. The document announces the effective date of rules containing information collection requirements approved by the Office of Management and Budget that were adopted to help consumers prevent and detect the placement of unauthorized charges on their telephone bills, an unlawful and fraudulent practice commonly referred to as “cramming.”

77 FR 71353 - Empowering Consumers To Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges (“Cramming”); Consumer Information and Disclosure; Truth-in-Billing Format

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Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-28760
RIN
CG Docket Nos.	11-116 and 09-158
CC Docket No.	98-170
FCC	12-42

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule; correction.

This correction contains modified information collection requirements that have not been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Commission will publish a separate document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of this correction.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of May 24, 2012. This document corrects rules adopted to help consumers prevent and detect the placement of unauthorized charges on their telephone bills, an unlawful and fraudulent practice commonly referred to as “cramming.”

2012-11-29; vol. 77 # 230 - Thursday, November 29, 2012

77 FR 71131 - Implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012; Establishment of a Public Safety Answering Point Do-Not-Call Registry

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Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-27672
RIN
CG Docket No.	12-129
FCC	12-129

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule.

This final rule contains new information collection requirements that have not been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Commission will publish a separate document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of that rule section.

47 CFR Parts 1 and 64

Summary

In this document, the Commission adopts rules to create a Do-Not-Call registry for public safety answering points (PSAPs) as required by the “Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012” (Tax Relief Act). Specifically, section 6507 of the Tax Relief Act requires the Commission, among other things, to establish a registry that allows PSAPs to register telephone numbers on a Do-Not-Call list and prohibit the use of automatic dialing equipment to contact those numbers. Therefore, the Commission adopts rules necessary for the creation and ongoing management of the Do-Not-Call registry, including requirements for adding PSAP telephone numbers, granting and tracking access by operators of automatic dialing equipment, and protecting the registry from unauthorized disclosure or dissemination of registered numbers. In addition, the Commission adopts specific monetary penalties for unauthorized disclosure or contact of any numbers on the PSAP registry. These provisions are designed to address concerns about the use automatic dialing equipment which can generate large numbers of phone calls in a short period of time, tie up public safety lines, divert critical responder resources away from emergency services, and impede access by the public to emergency lines.

2012-11-08; vol. 77 # 217 - Thursday, November 8, 2012

77 FR 66935 - Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991

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type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-27118
RIN
CG Docket No.	02-278
FCC	12-21

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule; correction.

Effective October 16, 2012.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of October 16, 2012. The document announces the effective date of rules containing information collection requirements approved by the Office of the Management and Budget that were adopted to address unwanted telemarketing calls.

2012-10-26; vol. 77 # 208 - Friday, October 26, 2012

77 FR 65320 - Empowering Consumers To Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges (“Cramming”); Consumer Information and Disclosure; Truth-in-Billing Format

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Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-26421
RIN
CG Docket Nos.	11-116 and 09-158
CC Docket No.	98-170
FCC	12-42

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule; announcement of effective date.

The amendments to 47 CFR 64.2401(a)(3) published at 77 FR 30915, May 24, 2012, is effective December 26, 2012, to 47 CFR 64.2401(f), published at 77 FR 30915, May 24, 2012, is effective November 13, 2012 with respect to disclosures at points of sale and on carriers' Web sites, and is effective December 26, 2012 with respect to disclosures on each telephone bill.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the Commission's document Empowering Consumers to Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges (“Cramming”); Consumer Information and Disclosure; Truth-in-Billing Format. This notice is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective dates of those sections.

2012-10-16; vol. 77 # 200 - Tuesday, October 16, 2012

77 FR 63240 - Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991

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type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-25316
RIN
CG Docket No.	02-278
FCC	12-21

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule; announcement of effective date.

The amendments to 47 CFR 64.1200(a)(2) and (3) published at 77 FR 34233, June 11, 2012, are effective October 16, 2013, 47 CFR 64.1200(a)(7) published at 77 FR 34233, June 11, 2012, is effective November 15, 2012, and 47 CFR 64.1200(b)(3), published at 77 FR 34233, June 11, 2012, is effective January 14, 2013.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the Commission's document Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (Report and Order). This notice is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those amendments.

2012-10-04; vol. 77 # 193 - Thursday, October 4, 2012

77 FR 60630 - Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program

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type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-24546
RIN
CG Docket No.	10-51
FCC	11-54

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Correcting amendments.

Effective October 4, 2012.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

This document contains a correction to the final regulations of the Commission's rules, which were published in the Federal Register on Monday, May 2, 2011, 76 FR 24393. The final regulations address fraud, waste, and abuse in the Video Relay Service (VRS) industry.

This is a list of United States Code sections, Statutes at Large, Public Laws, and Presidential Documents, which provide rulemaking authority for this CFR Part.

This list is taken from the Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules provided by GPO [Government Printing Office].

It is not guaranteed to be accurate or up-to-date, though we do refresh the database weekly. More limitations on accuracy are described at the GPO site.

United States Code

USC : Title 47 - TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS

§ 151 - Purposes of chapter; Federal Communications Commission created

§ 152 - Application of chapter

§ 153 - Definitions

§ 154 - Federal Communications Commission

§ 201 - Service and charges

§ 218 - Management of business; inquiries by Commission

§ 219 - Reports by carriers; contents and requirements generally

§ 220 - Accounts, records, and memoranda

§ 222 - Privacy of customer information

§ 225 - Telecommunications services for hearing-impaired and speech-impaired individuals

§ 226 - Telephone operator services

§ 228 - Regulation of carrier offering of pay-per-call services

§ 254 - Universal service

§ 255 - Access by persons with disabilities

§ 332 - Mobile services

§ 403 - Inquiry by Commission on its own motion

Statutes at Large

110 Stat. 56

Title 47 published on 2012-10-01

The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 47 CFR 64 after this date.

2013-04-12; vol. 78 # 71 - Friday, April 12, 2013

78 FR 21891 - Rural Call Completion

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type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-08527
RIN
WC Docket No.	13-39
FCC	13-18

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of proposed rulemaking.

Submit comments on or before May 13, 2013. Submit reply comments on or before May 28, 2013. Written comments on the Paperwork Reduction Act proposed information collection requirements must be submitted by the public, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and other interested parties on or before June 11, 2013.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

The Federal Communications Commission proposes to adopt rules requiring facilities-based originating long distance providers to record and retain data on call completion rates to rural areas, and to report this data to the Commission on a quarterly basis. We propose to reduce or eliminate a provider's retention and reporting obligations if that provider certifies that it qualifies for one of two proposed safe harbor provisions. We also propose to prohibit both originating and intermediate providers from causing audible ringing to be sent to the caller before the terminating provider has signaled that the called party is being alerted. These changes will allow the Commission to more effectively determine the causes of call completion problems to rural areas and take action to cure them, and will also prevent consumer confusion caused by the injection of false ringtones before the called party has been alerted.

2013-03-26; vol. 78 # 58 - Tuesday, March 26, 2013

78 FR 18246 - Implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012; Establishment of a Public Safety Answering Point Do-Not-Call Registry

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Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-06838
RIN
CG Docket No.	12-129
FCC	12-129

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule; announcement of effective date.

47 CFR 1.80 and 64.1202, published at 77 FR 71131, November 29, 2012, and at 78 FR 10099, February 13, 2013, are effective March 26, 2013.

47 CFR Parts 1 and 64

Summary

2013-03-07; vol. 78 # 45 - Thursday, March 7, 2013

78 FR 14701 - Misuse of Internet Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities

GPO FDSys XML | Text

Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-04986
RIN
CG Docket Nos.	13-24 and 03-123
FCC	13-13

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Interim rule; announcement of effective date.

47 CFR 64.604(c)(9), published at 78 FR 8032, February 5, 2013, is effective from March 7, 2013 through September 3, 2013.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

2013-02-15; vol. 78 # 32 - Friday, February 15, 2013

78 FR 11109 - International Settlements Policy Reform

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Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-03073
RIN
IB Docket No.	11-80
FCC	12-145

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule.

47 CFR Parts 0, 1, 43, 63 and 64

Summary

2013-02-05; vol. 78 # 24 - Tuesday, February 5, 2013

78 FR 8030 - Misuse of Internet Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities

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Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-02367
RIN
CG Docket Nos.	13-24 and 03-123
FCC	13-13

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule; interpretation.

Effective March 7, 2013.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

78 FR 8030 - Misuse of Internet Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities

GPO FDSys XML | Text

Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-02369
RIN
CG Docket Nos.	13-24 and 03-123
FCC	13-13

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Interim rule.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

78 FR 8090 - Misuse of Internet Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities

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Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-02370
RIN
CG Docket Nos.	13-24 and 03-123
FCC	13-13

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Proposed rule.

Comments are due on or before February 26, 2013, and reply comments on or before March 12, 2013.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

In this document, the Commission seeks comment on whether to make permanent, revise or eliminate its interim rules that: prohibit all referrals for rewards programs (as described in the synopsis below) and any other form of direct or indirect inducements, financial or otherwise, to subscribe to or use, or encourage subscription to or use of, Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS); require each IP CTS provider, in order to be eligible for compensation from the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Fund (Fund or TRS Fund) for providing service to new IP CTS users, to register each new IP CTS user, and as part of the registration process, to obtain from the user a certification that the user has a hearing loss that necessitates IP CTS to communicate in a manner that is functionally equivalent to communication by conventional voice telephone users; and require IP CTS providers to ensure that equipment and software used in conjunction with their service have a default setting of captions off at the beginning of each call. The Commission also seeks comment on the following additional matters: the likely reasons that IP CTS has been experiencing unprecedented and unusually rapid growth; whether to prohibit all provider programs that give away or loan equipment to potential or existing IP CTS users at no cost or below some specified cost level; whether to require each IP CTS provider, as a condition of continuing to offer service to existing IP CTS users, to obtain registration and certification information from each such user; and whether to adopt any requirements for IP CTS equipment to have labels informing consumers that IP CTS may be used only by persons with hearing disabilities. The proposed rules are intended to address certain practices related to the provision and marketing of IP CTS that appear to be contributing to a recent and dramatic spike in reimbursement requests to the TRS Fund of sufficient magnitude to constitute a serious threat to the Fund if not promptly and decisively addressed.

2013-01-22; vol. 78 # 14 - Tuesday, January 22, 2013

78 FR 4369 - Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services

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type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-01154
RIN
WC Docket No.	12-375
FCC	12-167

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of proposed rulemaking.

Comments are due on or before March 25, 2013. Reply comments are due on or before April 22, 2013.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on the inmate calling services industry and how to ensure just and reasonable rates for inmate calling services.

2012-12-26; vol. 77 # 247 - Wednesday, December 26, 2012

77 FR 75894 - Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities; E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers

GPO FDSys XML | Text

Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-31098
RIN
WC Docket No.	10-191
WC Docket No.	05-196
CG Docket No.	03-123
FCC	12-139

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule.

Effective January 25, 2013.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

2012-11-30; vol. 77 # 231 - Friday, November 30, 2012

77 FR 71353 - Empowering Consumers To Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges (“Cramming”); Consumer Information and Disclosure; Truth-in-Billing Format

GPO FDSys XML | Text

Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-28759
RIN
CG Docket Nos.	11-116 and 09-158
CC Docket No.	98-170
FCC	12-42

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule; correction.

Effective October 26, 2012.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

77 FR 71353 - Empowering Consumers To Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges (“Cramming”); Consumer Information and Disclosure; Truth-in-Billing Format

GPO FDSys XML | Text

Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-28760
RIN
CG Docket Nos.	11-116 and 09-158
CC Docket No.	98-170
FCC	12-42

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule; correction.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

2012-11-29; vol. 77 # 230 - Thursday, November 29, 2012

77 FR 71131 - Implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012; Establishment of a Public Safety Answering Point Do-Not-Call Registry

GPO FDSys XML | Text

Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-27672
RIN
CG Docket No.	12-129
FCC	12-129

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule.

47 CFR Parts 1 and 64

Summary

2012-11-08; vol. 77 # 217 - Thursday, November 8, 2012

77 FR 66935 - Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991

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Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-27118
RIN
CG Docket No.	02-278
FCC	12-21

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule; correction.

Effective October 16, 2012.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

2012-10-29; vol. 77 # 209 - Monday, October 29, 2012

77 FR 65526 - Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities; Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program

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Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-26553
RIN
CG Docket Nos.	03-123 and 10-51
DA	12-1644

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Proposed rule.

Comments are due on or before November 14, 2012. Reply comments are due on or before November 29, 2012.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

In this document, the Commission seeks comment on matters related to access technology and enhanced database operations for video relay service (VRS) raised in recent filings submitted by CSDVRS, LLC, a VRS provider. In order for the Commission to be in a position to set new rates as it moves forward with the next phase of VRS reform, it also seeks comment on a proposal by the Fund administrator, Rolka Loube Saltzer Associates (RLSA), to modify VRS compensation rates.

2012-10-26; vol. 77 # 208 - Friday, October 26, 2012

77 FR 65320 - Empowering Consumers To Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges (“Cramming”); Consumer Information and Disclosure; Truth-in-Billing Format

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type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-26421
RIN
CG Docket Nos.	11-116 and 09-158
CC Docket No.	98-170
FCC	12-42

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule; announcement of effective date.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the Commission's document Empowering Consumers to Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges (“Cramming”); Consumer Information and Disclosure; Truth-in-Billing Format. This notice is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective dates of those sections.

2012-10-16; vol. 77 # 200 - Tuesday, October 16, 2012

77 FR 63240 - Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991

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type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-25316
RIN
CG Docket No.	02-278
FCC	12-21

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Final rule; announcement of effective date.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the Commission's document Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (Report and Order). This notice is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those amendments.

2012-10-04; vol. 77 # 193 - Thursday, October 4, 2012

77 FR 60630 - Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program

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FR Doc.	2012-24546
RIN
CG Docket No.	10-51
FCC	11-54

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Correcting amendments.

Effective October 4, 2012.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

2012-10-03; vol. 77 # 192 - Wednesday, October 3, 2012

77 FR 60343 - Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding

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FR Doc.	2012-24406
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CG Docket No.	02-278
Report No.	2962

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Petition for reconsideration.

Oppositions to the Petitions must be filed on or before October 18, 2012. Replies to an opposition must be filed on or before October 29, 2012.

47 CFR Part 64

Summary

In this document, Petitions for Reconsideration (Petitions) have been filed in the Commission's Rulemaking proceeding by Kourtney Keough, President/CEO of Marketlink, Inc., on behalf of Marketlink, Inc., Michele A. Shuster, Esq. and Nicholas Whisler, Esq. for Mac Murray, Petersen & Shuster LLP, on behalf of Professional Association for Customer Engagement, and Anthony S. Mendoza, Esq. on behalf of SatCom Marketing, LLC.

47 CFR 64.1504 - Restrictions on the use of toll-free numbers.

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