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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 02:45:19+00:00

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Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) and compensation from the Interstate TRS Fund.
those related to character, to hold or obtain any Commission license or authorization.
attached Consent Decree IS ADOPTED.
The investigation was originally identified as file number EB-11-TC-022.
47 C.F.R. §§ 64.604, 64.605.
47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 154(j), 503(b).
47 C.F.R §§ 0.111, 0.311.
External Affairs/Regulatory, AT&T Services, 1120 20th St. NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036.
Decree without change, addition, deletion, or modification.
of its bureaus and offices.
subject by virtue of its business activities.
described in this Consent Decree at paragraph 12.
Commission pursuant to paragraph 14.
with, Section 225 of the Act and the TRS Rules.
(j) “Effective Date” means the date on which the Bureau releases the Adopting Order.
that any Product offered to TRS users complies with the Communications Laws.
Internet Protocol-enabled device via the Internet.  See 47 C.F.R. § 64.601(a)(11).
and the term expressly excludes any pending litigation.
(n) “IP Relay” means Internet Protocol Relay Service, 47 C.F.R. § 64.601(a)(13).
established and used by AT&T to implement the Compliance Plan.
pursuant to this Consent Decree and described at paragraph 18.
(u) “TRS” means Telecommunications Relay Services, 47 C.F.R. § 64.601(a)(22).
an entity selected by the Commission, 47 C.F.R. § 64.604(c)(5)(iii).
Commission to administer the TRS Fund, 47 C.F.R. § 64.604(c)(5)(iii).
Product or form of TRS offered by AT&T.
States Treasury pursuant to this Consent Decree and described at paragraph 17.
(z) “VRS” means video relay service, 47 C.F.R. § 64.601(a)(27).
is designated for business purposes.
disabilities in the United States.
(TTY), VRS, and IP Relay.
from abuse and ensure that it only covers the cost of compensable minutes generated by eligible users.
numbers linked to the North American Numbering Plan.
See 47 U.S.C. § 225(a)(3).  See also 47 C.F.R. § 64.601(a)(22).
See 47 U.S.C. § 64.601.
the TRS Fund and used to reimburse eligible TRS providers for the costs of providing TRS.   47 U.S.C. § 225(d)(3).
submit true and adequate data to the TRS Fund administrator to, among other things, facilitate payments.
Internet-Based TRS Report & Order).
assigned the user a ten-digit number.
a medically recognized hearing or speech disability necessitating their use of TRS.
registration and verification of VRS and IP Relay users assigned ten-digit numbers, among other things.
information on AT&T’s process for registering and verifying users of IP Relay.
simultaneously issued a subpoena to AT&T for certain records related to TRS reimbursement requests.
AT&T timely filed responses to these inquiries.
Internet-based TRS Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 11592, para. 1.
eliminates the anonymity previously associated with using the service).
from June 30, 2009 to November 12, 2009).
Protocol (IP) Relay Service, First Report and Order, 27 FCC Rcd 7866 (2012).
Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program, Declaratory Ruling, 25 FCC Rcd 1868 (2010).
President, AT&T Services, Inc. (Mar. 11, 2011) (on file in EB-TCD-12-00000337).
President, External Affairs Regulatory, AT&T Services, Inc. (Jan. 23, 2012) (on file in EB-TCD-12-00000337).
that has or may be asserted, or any relief that has been or may be sought, in United States ex rel. Lyttle v.
AT&T Corp., No. 10-1376 (W.D. Pa.).
since February 2012, other than true-ups attributable to reimbursements for months prior to January 2012.
compliance with the Communications Laws and with the terms and conditions of this Consent Decree.
independent contractor, subcontractor, or agent.
procedures except as necessary to implement paragraphs 11-14 of this Consent Decree.
(6)-(7), and the terms of this paragraph 12.
number removed from the iTRS database.
copy submitted electronically to Sharon Lee at sharon.lee@fcc.gov and to fccebaccess@fcc.gov.
(24) months after the Effective Date.
Consent Decree and the TRS Rules.
substantially the form set forth therein.
preventive action will be taken.
electronically to Sharon Lee at sharon.lee@fcc.gov and to fccebaccess@fcc.gov.
through 14 of this Consent Decree shall expire twenty-four (24) months after the Effective Date.
adjudication of any such complaint will be based solely on the record developed in that proceeding.
defined in 31 U.S.C. § 3701(b)(1).
(Remittance Advice) must be submitted.
Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, 1358 (1996).
Help Desk by phone, 1-877-480-3201, or by e-mail, ARINQUIRIES@fcc.gov.
($7,000,000), which includes accrued interest.
notice, presentment, demand, protest, or notice of protest of any kind, all of which are waived by AT&T.
U.S.C. § 504 and 47 C.F.R. § 1.1501 et seq., relating to the matters addressed in this Consent Decree.
part at 31 U.S.C. §§ 3711, 3716, 3717,3720B.
See 31 C.F.R. Part 900, et seq.
used in any manner in any legal proceeding.
consent) that provision will be superseded by such Rule or Commission order.
be binding on its successors, assigns, and transferees.
any compliance or noncompliance with the Communications Laws.
which counterparts together shall constitute one and the same fully executed instrument.

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