Civil & Administrative

#2026-05213İnternet Tabanlı Telekomünikasyon Araç Servisi Modernizasyonu

🇺🇸United States··Proposed Rule·Medium Impact·Federal Communications Commission·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The FCC wants to update rules for telecommunications relay services to better support people with disabilities. This includes using new technology for speech and text conversion, improving video relay services, and making it easier for users to register and for providers to get certified.

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Action

Proposed rule.

Key Changes

  • Introducing automatic speech recognition for better speech-to-text services
  • Adding captioning features to Video Relay Service platforms
  • Streamlining the certification process for TRS providers

+ 1 more changes with Pro

Obligations

What this law requires

high

TRS providers must implement or evaluate automatic speech recognition (ASR) technology for speech-to-text conversion in IP Relay Service

Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) providers
operational
high

TRS providers must implement or evaluate advanced text-to-speech technologies for IP Relay Service

Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) providers
operational
medium

TRS providers must establish and report metrics measuring IP Relay Service quality

Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) providers
reporting
high

TRS providers must ensure IP Relay Service compatibility with Real-Time Text (RTT) technology

Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) providers
operational
high

Video Relay Service (VRS) providers must add captioning functionality to VRS platforms

Video Relay Service (VRS) providers
operational

Affected Parties

Individuals with disabilitiesTelecommunications service providers+1 more…

Tags

telecommunications,disability services,FCC