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  Real-Time Text Standard international symbol of real-time text.On December 15, 2016, the FCC adopted rules to facilitate a transition from text telephony (TTY) technology to real-time text (RTT) technology.In the Report and Order, the FCC:Permits wireless service providers and handset manufacturers to support RTT in lieu of TTY technology;Ensures RTT users will be able to call 911 for emergency services and 711 for relay services;Defines RTT to be interoperable across networks and devices and backward compatible with TTYs;  andEstablishes a phased rollout of RTT for wireless networks from December 31, 2017 to June 2021.In the accompanying Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), the FCC sought comment on:A timeline to sunset its requirement for RTT to be backward compatible with TTY;Integration of RTT into telecommunications relay service operations, andReal-time text features that may be needed for people with cognitive disabilities and people who are deaf-blind.The comment period closed on March 24, 2017, but late-filed comments may be accepted.**Rules and Guides**RulesCFR Rule: 47 CFR Part 67Consumer GuideReal-Time Text: Improving Accessible TelecommunicationsCompliance GuideTransition from TTY to Real-Time Text TechnologyFacts SheetsFact Sheet about Real-Time Text for Public Safety Answering Points - EnglishFact Sheet about Real-Time Text for Public Safety Answering Points - Spanish**Events**Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) Education Day: Real-Time Text**Committee Recommendations****10-3-18**Disability Advisory Committee (DAC) Recommendation to the Commission on RTT  Refreshable Braille Displays. Word || PDF**10-16-17**Disability Advisory Committee (DAC) Recommendation to the Commission on RTT Implementations with Refreshable Braille Displays. Word || PDF **2-23-16**Disability Advisory Committee (DAC) Further Recommendation to the Commission on Real Time Text. Word || PDF**10-8-15**Disability Advisory Committee (DAC) Recommendation to the Commission on Real Time Text. Word || PDF**3-11-13** Emergency Access Advisory Committee (EAAC) Report on TTY Transition. Word || PDF**Releases****1-13-22** FCC Dismisses Two Requests for Extension of TTY-RTT Transition Deadline (DA 22-34)Cellcom Order: Word || PDFInland Order: Word || PDF**3-12-21** FCC Expands Text-to-911 Registry to Include Real-Time Text (DA 21-301)Public Notice:  Word || PDF**1-19-21**CGB Grants 14-Day Extension for RTT Waiver Petitioner CCA (DOC 369367)Letter: Word || PDF**1-19-21**CGB Grants 14-Day Extension for RTT Waiver Petitioner Appalachian Wireless (DOC 369366)Letter: Word || PDF**12-22-20** FCC Extends Waiver of TTY Support Requirements for US Cellular (DA 20-1520)Order: Word || PDF**12-21-20** CGB Letter to Viaero WirelessLetter: PDF**12-21-20** CGB Letter to East Kentucky NetworkLetter: PDF**12-21-20** CGB Letter to CellcomLetter: PDF**12-21-20** CGB Letter to Inland CellularLetter: PDF**12-21-20** CGB Letter to Southern LincLetter: PDF**12-21-20** CGB Letter to Nex-Tech WirelessLetter: PDF**12-21-20** CGB Letter to GCI Communication Corp.Letter: PDF**7-1-20**CGB Seeks Comment on Three Petitions for Real-Time Text Waivers. (DA 20-702)Public Notice: Word || PDF**5-17-19** General Motors Holding LLC Petition for Partial Waiver of Real-Time Text Minimum Functionality Requirements. (DA 19-437)Order: Word|| PDF**12-26-18** FCC Seeks Comment on General Motors Petition to Waive Some Real-Time Text Requirements. (DA 18-1301)Public Notice: Word|| PDF**8-31-18** FCC Announces PSAP RTT Education Day on October 2, 2018. (DA 18-905)Public Notice: Word|| PDF**7-20-18** Letter Clarifying Applicability of CCA TTY Waiver to UMW. (DA 18-755)Letter: Word|| PDF**7-20-18**Comcast TTY Support Waiver Order. (DA 18-753)Order: Word|| PDF**12-29-17** TracFone Waiver of TTY Support Requirements Extended. (DA 17-1247)Order: Word|| PDF**12-22-17** Notice of Approval for RTT Requirements subject to PRA. (DA 17-1238)Public Notice: Word|| PDF**11-03-17**FCC Grants T-Mobile’s Petition for Clarification of the RTT Order. (DA 17-1084)RTT Clarification Order: Word|| PDFRTT Report and Order: Word|| PDF**9-26-17**FCC Invites Comment on Improving 911 Access by Enterprise Communications Systems. (FCC 17-125)Press Release: Word|| PDFNotice of Inquiry: Word|| PDF**8-24-17**FCC Grants Temporary Waiver of Rules Requiring TTY Support over IP-based Wireless Services to TracFone. (DA 17-801)Order: Word || PDF**2-7-17** FCC Announces Effective Date for Real-Time Text Rules and Comment Due Dates for the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. (DA 17-137)Public Notice: Word|| PDF**1-13-17** Temporary Waiver Granted of the Commission's Requirements to Support TTY over Internet Protocol-based Wireless Services to 31 Small, Rural Iowan Wireless Telecommunication Carriers. (DA 17-65)Order: Word || PDF**12-16-16**Transition from TTY to Real-Time Text Technology; Petition for Rulemaking to Update the Commission's Rules for Access to Support the Transition from TTY to Real-Time Text Technology and Petition for Waiver of the Rules Requiring Support for TTY Technology. (FCC 16-169)News Release: Word|| PDFReport and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Word|| PDFWheeler Statement: Word || PDFClyburn Statement: Word || PDFRosenworcel Statement: Word || PDFPai Statement: Word || PDFO'Rielly Statement: Word || PDFErratum: Word|| PDF**5-25-16** Announcement of Comment and Reply Comments Deadlines for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Real-Time Text. (CG Docket No. 16-145 and GN Docket No. 15-178) (DA 16-583)Public Notice: Word || PDF**4-29-16** Transition from TTY to Real-Time Text Technology; Petition for Rulemaking to Update the Commission's Rules for Access to Support the Transition from TTY to Real-Time Text Technology, and Petition for Waiver of Rules Requiring Support of TTY Technology. Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 4/28/16 by Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.(CG Docket No. 16-145 and GN Docket No. 15-178) (FCC 16-53)News Release: Word || PDFNPRM: Word || PDFChairman Wheeler Statement: Word || PDFCommissioner Clyburn Statement: Word || PDFCommissioner Rosenworcel Statement: Word || PDFCommissioner Pai Statement: Word || PDFCommissioner O'Rielly Statement: Word || PDF**4-20-16** FCC Grants Limited Waiver from TTY Technology Support Rules for participating members of the Competitive Carriers Association, to Permit Transition to Real-Time Text/Other Accessibility Technologies. (GN Docket No. 15-178) (DA 16-435)Order: Word|| PDF**12-18-15** FCC Grants Limited Waiver from TTY Technology Support Rules for Cellular South, to Permit Transition to Real-Time Text/Other Accessibility Technologies. (GN Docket No. 15-178) (DA 15-1458)Order: Word|| PDF**11-13-15** FCC Grants Limited Waiver from TTY Technology Support Rules for Verizon, to Permit Transition to Real-Time Text/Other Accessibility Technologies. (GN Docket No. 15-178) (DA 15-1141)Order: Word|| PDF**10-6-15**FCC Grants Limited Waiver from TTY Technology Support Rules for AT&T, to Permit Transition to Real-Time Text/Other Accessibility Technologies. (GN Docket No. 15-178) (DA 15-1311)Order: Word|| PDF**7-24-15** Request for Comment Petition for Rulemaking to Update the Commission's Rules for Access to Support the Transition from TTY to Real-Time Text Technology, and Petition for Waiver of Rules Requiring Support of TTY Technology.(GN Docket No. 15-178) (DA 15-858)Public Notice: Word || PDF

        
        
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