Comment Sought IP CTS Rates Reconsideration Petitions

• Published date: 22 February 2021
• Citation: 86 FR 10458
• Record Number: 2021-01580
• Section: Rules and Regulations
• Court: Federal Communications Commission

Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 33 (Monday, February 22, 2021)

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 33 (Monday, February 22, 2021)]
                [Rules and Regulations]
                [Page 10458]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-01580]
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                FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                47 CFR Part 64
                [CG Docket Nos. 13-24, 10-51, and 03-123; DA 20-1373; FRS 17295]
                Comment Sought IP CTS Rates Reconsideration Petitions
                AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
                ACTION: Petitions for reconsideration.
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                SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission seeks comment on two
                petitions for reconsideration of the IP CTS Compensation Order
                (Petitions), in which the Commission set compensation rates for
                internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS).
                DATES: Oppositions to the Petitions are due March 9, 2021 and replies
                to an opposition are due March 19, 2021.
                ADDRESSES: Oppositions and replies may be filed, identified by CG
                Docket Nos. 13-24, 10-51, and 03-123, using the Commission's Electronic
                Comment Filing System (ECFS).
                 Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically
                using the internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings.
                 Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must
                file an original and one copy of each filing. If more than one docket
                or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers
                must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or
                rulemaking number.
                 [cir] Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by
                commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S.
                Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's
                Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
                 [cir] All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for
                the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to Secretary's Office at
                9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. The filing hours are
                8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. All hand deliveries must
                be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and
                boxes must be disposed of before entering the building.
                 [cir] Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service
                Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive,
                Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
                 [cir] U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail
                must be addressed to 45 L Street NE, Washington DC 20554.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Scott, Consumer and
                Governmental Affairs Bureau at: (202) 418-1264; email:
                [email protected].
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public
                Notice, in CG Docket Nos. 13-24, 10-51, and 03-123, DA 20-1373,
                released on November 19, 2020. The full text of the Petitions can be
                accessed online via the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System
                at: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. To request materials in accessible
                formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic
                files, audio format), send an email to [email protected] or call the
                Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530.
                Synopsis
                 1. The Commission seeks comment on two petitions for
                reconsideration of the IP CTS Compensation Order, published at 85 FR
                64971, October 14, 2020, in which the Commission set compensation rates
                for IP CTS of $1.42 per minute, effective December 1, 2020, through
                June 30, 2021, and $1.30 per minute, effective July 1, 2021, through
                June 30, 2022.
                 2. IDT Telecom, Inc. (IDT), a contributor to the Telecommunications
                Relay Services (TRS) Fund, contends that, because the Commission
                reduced the IP CTS compensation rate for the current 2020-21 TRS Fund
                Year, the Commission also should have reduced the applicable Fund
                contribution factor.
                 3. T-Mobile USA, Inc., on behalf of Sprint Communications Company
                L.P. (Sprint Accessibility), an IP CTS provider, asserts the Commission
                did not have a reasoned basis for adopting a single cost-based rate
                rather than a tiered rate structure and did not adequately consider
                certain costs.
                Federal Communications Commission.
                Robert Garza,
                Legal Advisor, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
                 Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the
                Federal Register on January 19, 2021.
                [FR Doc. 2021-01580 Filed 2-19-21; 8:45 am]
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