Manufacturers must begin installing closed captioning decoder circuitry in HDTV sets by 2002. The FCC amended rules regarding telecommunications relay service to make the provision of video relay interpreting service eligible for reimbursement from the relay services fund. Video relay interpreting utilizes relay operators skilled in sign language to relay conversations for users of American Sign Language. The FCC denied a petition by the Home Shopping Club network for an exemption from closed captioning requirements. The network argued that closed captioning would interfere with the product information already displayed on-screen.
Instant messaging allows Internet users to communicate with each other using text.
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