*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 50394.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission News media Information 202/ 418- 0500 445 12 th St. S. W. Fax- On- Demand 202/ 418- 2830 Washington, D. C. 20554 TTY 202/ 418- 2555 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov ______________________________________________________________________________________ DA 05- 2050 Released: July 22, 2005 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION CLOSES CC DOCKET NO. 98- 67, ADDRESSING TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES (TRS); ALL FILINGS ADDRESSING TRS MATTERS SHOULD BE FILED IN CG DOCKET NO. 03- 123 In a Report and Order released on July 19, 2005, the Commission closed CC Docket No. 98- 67, a docket for telecommunications relay services (TRS) opened in 1998. 1 Filings in CC Docket No. 98- 67 will be incorporated into the current docket, CG Docket No. 03- 123. Materials submitted in CC Docket No. 98- 67 need not be resubmitted. All filings addressing TRS matters should now be filed in CG Docket No. 03- 123 only (unless responding to a particular document that instructs otherwise). Comments to TRS matters can be filed electronically in CG Docket No. 03- 123 via “ECFS Express.” To access “ECFS Express,” go to www. fcc. gov, and click on the “ECFS Express” icon on the FCC’s homepage. Select “Telecommunications Relay Service – Docket 03- 123,” click “Continue,” and fill in the appropriate information. Please include your name in the body of your comment. More extensive comments may be filed through the regular ECFS process, also available through the FCC’s website. Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the Internet to http:// www. fcc. gov/ cgb/ ecfs/. In completing the transmittal screen, commenters should include their full name, U. S. Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket number, CG Docket No. 03- 123. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions for e- mail comments, commenters should send an e- mail to ecfs@ fcc. gov, and should include the following words in the body of the message, “get form.” A sample form and directions will be sent in reply. All comments received are viewable by the general public at any time through the website. Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and four copies of each filing. If filing by mail, CG Docket No. 03- 123 must be clearly stated on your filing. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, electronic media, by commercial overnight courier or by first- class or 1 Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech- to- Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CC Docket No. 98- 67, CG Docket No. 03- 123, Report and Order, FCC 05- 140 at para. 38 (July 19, 2005). 1 2 overnight U. S. Postal Service mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U. S. Postal Service mail). The Commission’s contractor, Natek, Inc., will receive hand- delivered or messenger- delivered paper filings or electronic media filings for the Commission’s Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N. E., Suite 110, Washington, D. C. 20002. The filings hours at this location are 8: 00 a. m. to 7: 00 p. m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building. Commercial and electronic mail sent by overnight mail (other than U. S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U. S. Postal Service first- class, Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary Office, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12 th Street, S. W., Room TW- B204, Washington, D. C. 20554. Please note that any comments filed outside official comment periods established by the Commission will be associated with the appropriate proceeding, but will not necessarily be considered in the record. The full text of this Public Notice and copies of any subsequently filed documents relating to this matter will be available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12 th Street, S. W., Room CY- A257, Washington, D. C. 20554. This document and copies of subsequently filed documents in this matters may also be purchased from the Commission’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12 th Street, S. W., Room CY- B402, Washington, D. C. 20554. Customers may contact BCPI at their web site www. bcpiweb. com or call 1- 800- 378- 3160. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e- mail to fcc504@ fcc. gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418- 0530 (voice), (202) 418- 0432 (TTY). This Public Notice can also be downloaded in Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) at: http:// www. fcc. gov/ cgb/ dro. For further information regarding this Public Notice, contact Dana Jackson, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office (202) 418- 2247 (voice), (202) 418- 7898 (TTY), or e- mail Dana. Jackson@ fcc. gov. - FCC - 2