TRS Fund Contributions

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Part 64 [CG Docket Nos. 03-123, 10-51, 12-38; FCC 22-49; FR ID 114537] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) modifies the cost recovery rules for funding two forms of internet-based telecommunications relay services (TRS)—video relay service (VRS) and internet Protocol Relay Service (IP Relay). The Commission expands the Interstate TRS Fund (TRS Fund or Fund) contribution base for support of those services to include intrastate as well as interstate end-user revenues of TRS Fund contributors. This action will ensure fair treatment of intrastate and interstate communications services and users in the funding of relay services. DATES: Effective date: This rule is effective December 27, 2022. Compliance date: July 1, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Scott, Disability Rights Office, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-1264 or Michael.Scott@fcc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Report and Order, document FCC 22-49, adopted June 26, 2022, released June 30, 2022, in CG Docket Nos. 03-123, 10-51, and 12-38. The Commission previously sought comment on these issues in Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program, Misuse of internet Protocol (IP) Relay Service, Notice o…