G/TBT/N/USA/1865/Add.1  
 
3 August 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  3 August 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Interoperable Video Conferencing Service; Access to Video Conferencing  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 1 August 2023  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 31 August 2023; the Federal Communications 
Commission (FCC) sets the date for compliance with interoperable video conferencing 
service (IVCS) rules in Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 14 of the 
Commi ssion's rules as initially adopted at 76 FR 82354 (30 December 2011) and 77 FR 
24632 (25 April 2012) as 3 September 2024. See below for further details.  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
Complete text: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC -23-50A1.pdf  
Summary of text: https://www. govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-08-01/pdf/2023 -
15686.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/final_measure/23_11470_00
_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/final_measure/23_11470_01
_e.pdf  
[ ] Notified measure withdr awn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) 
revisits the interpretation of a statutory term, interoperable video conferencing service (IVCS). 
Finding no persuasive reason to modify or limit the scope of the statutory definition of this term, the 
 
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  Commission declines to revise its definition of IVCS, and concludes that its accessibility rules for 
advanced communication s services and equipment apply to all services and equipment that meet 
the statutory definition of IVCS.  
ACTION: Final rule published in 88 Federal Register (FR) 50053, 1 August 2023; Title 47 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 14:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-08-01/html/2023 -15686.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-08-01/pdf/2023 -15686.pdf  
Effective date: This ruling is effective 31 August 2023.  
Compliance date: The Commission sets the date for compliance with IVCS rules in  47 CFR 14  of the 
Commission's rules as initially adopted at 76 Federal Register (FR) 82354  (30 December 2011) and 
77 FR 24632  (25 April 2012) as 3 Septemb er 2024.  
The complete 2011 text (referenced in 76 FR 82354 ) is also available on the FCC's website at 
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC -11-151A1.pdf . 
Further information is accessible online from the FCC's Electronic Document Management System 
(EDOCS)  at URLs:  
https://www.fcc.gov/edocs/search -results?t=quick&fccdaNo=11 -151 
https://www.fcc.gov/edocs/search -results?t=quick&daNo=22 -463&docke ts=10 -213 
https://www.fcc.gov/edocs/search -results?t=quick&fccdaNo=23 -50 
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