Source: https://www.fcc.gov/print/node/41904
Timestamp: 2015-07-01 06:48:21
Document Index: 150935057

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 7', '§ 618', '§ 104', '§ 14', '§ 14', '§ 255', 'art 6', 'art 7', '§ 104']

Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Section 105, Relay Services for Deaf-Blind Individuals, CG Docket No. 10-210, Report and Order, FCC 11-56, 26 FCC Rcd 5640 (2011) (establishing the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program), available at http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-11-56A1.pdf [5].
Video Description: Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, MB Docket No. 11-43, Report and Order, FCC 11-126, 26 FCC Rcd 11847 (2011) (reinstating the Commission’s video description rules, as modified by the CVAA) available at http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-11-126A1.pdf [6]. Contributions to the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund, CG Docket No. 11-47, Report and Order, FCC 11-150, 26 FCC Rcd 14532 (2011) (requiring VoIP service providers to contribute to the TRS Fund) available at http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-11-150A1.pdf [7]. Implementation of Sections 716 and 717 of the Communications Act of 1934, as Enacted by the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010; Amendments to the Commission’s Rules Implementing Sections 255 and 251(a)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934, as Enacted by the Telecommunications Act of 1996; and In the Matter of Accessible Mobile Phone Options for People who are Blind, Deaf-Blind, or Have Low Vision, CG Docket Nos. 10-213 and 10-145, WT Docket No. 96-198, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 11-151, 26 FCC Rcd 14557 (2011) (ACS Report and Order and ACS FNPRM) (requiring accessible advanced communications services and equipment and establishing recordkeeping and enforcement requirements for entities covered under Sections 255, 716, and 718 of the Communications Act) available at http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-11-151A1.pdf [8].
Closed Captioning of Internet Protocol-Delivered Video Programming: Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, MB Docket No. 11-154, Report and Order, FCC 12-9, 27 FCC Rcd 787 (2012) (requiring closed captioning of video programming delivered using Internet protocol after such programming was shown on television and updating apparatus closed captioning requirements) available at http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-12-9A1.pdf [9]. 2
13 See 47 C.F.R. Part 7. See also FCC Section 255 Consumer Guide available at https://www.fcc.gov/guides/disabled-persons-telecommunications-access-section-255 [10]. 3
29 Specifically, covered entities must keep records of their efforts to implement Sections 255, 716, and 718, including information about their efforts to consult with people with disabilities, descriptions of the accessibility features of their products and services, and information about the compatibility of these products and services with peripheral devices or specialized customer premises equipment commonly used by people with disabilities to achieve access. See 47 U.S.C. § 618(a)(5)(A). These recordkeeping requirements are effective January 30, 2013, one year after the effective date of the regulations. Id. 30 ACS Report and Order, 26 FCC Rcd at 14602-03, ¶ 110.31 CVAA, § 104(b).32 47 C.F.R. § 14.30(c); 47 C.F.R. §§ 14.32 – 14.37.33 47 U.S.C. § 255; 47 C.F.R. Part 6 and Part 7.
phones, required under Section 718 of the Act, however, because that provision will not take effect until October 8, 2013,34 and the Commission has not yet issued final rules implementing that provision.
Given the requirement to seek comment on our tentative findings, the time period covered by this first Report will be less than a full two years. Specifically, with respect to the Commission’s assessment of complaints received, required by Sections 717(b)(1)(C) – (F) of the Act, this Report covers the time period between October 8, 2010, and December 31, 2011. Subsequent biennial reports, however, will cover a full two years each, with each report covering a period beginning January 1 of the first year and ending December 31 of the second year.35
Section 717(b)(2) of the Communications Act requires the Commission to seek public comment on its tentative findings prior to submission of its report to Congress.36 To help inform the Commission’s tentative findings, the Commission issued a public notice on July 12, 2012, inviting comments related to the development of the Report.37 14.
We now seek comment on the Commission’s tentative findings contained in the Attachment to this Notice. Specifically, we seek comment on whether these findings accurately represent the current state of communications technologies accessibility. To the extent commenters believe the tentative findings do not provide an accurate representation, we seek comment on why they do not and how they should be revised to do so. We also seek comment on whether and the extent to which the actions taken by industry, as described in the Attachment, have resulted in increased accessibility of telecommunications and advanced communications services and equipment. Are such services and equipment that are accessible to individuals with disabilities offered with the diverse range of low-end and high-end features, functions, and prices as is offered to the general public? What other kinds of information would help the Commission to conduct these assessments, as required by the CVAA, for the next biennial report to Congress to be submitted by October 8, 2014? In order to facilitate review of all comments, we request that commenters identify the specific findings on which they are providing comment. IV.
Procedural Matters 15.
disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules.38 Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting 34 See CVAA, § 104(b). 35 We believe it is most appropriate for these periodic reports to review complaints and other developments for the time period 1/1/20XX - 12/31/20XX+1. We find that this approach will allow the Commission adeq