PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 07-1374 Released: March 22, 2007 DISMISSAL OF SNAP TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.’S REQUEST FOR LIMITED WAIVER OF THE VIDEO RELAY SERVICE (VRS) INTEROPERABILITY REQUIREMENTS CG DOCKET NO. 03-123 On July 14, 2006, Snap Telecommunications, Inc. (Snap) filed a request for a temporary waiver1 of the interoperability requirements concerning the provision of Video Relay Service (VRS).2 On March 6, 2007, Snap filed a letter with the Commission stating that Snap has started providing VRS and is in compliance with the VRS interoperability requirements.3 Snap therefore requests that the Commission dismiss its waiver request as moot. As a result of this letter, the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau hereby dismisses Snap’s request for temporary waiver as moot. A copy of this Public Notice and related documents are available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Suite CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554, (202) 418-0270. These documents also may be purchased from the Commission’s duplicating contractor at Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554. Customers may contact the Commission’s duplicating contractor at their web site: www.bcpiweb.com or by calling 1-800-378-3160. Filings also may be found by searching on the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs (insert CG Docket No. 03-123 into the Proceeding block). 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 also can be downloaded in Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) at: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro. 1 See Snap Request for Limited Waiver, CG Docket No. 03-123, filed July 14, 2006 (requesting a waiver until March 31, 2007). 2 See Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123, Declaratory Ruling and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 21 FCC Rcd 5442 (May 9, 2006). VRS is a form of telecommunications relay service (TRS). See generally 47 U.S.C. § 225. 3 Letter from Francis Buono, Counsel for Snap, to Marlene Dortch, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission (March 6, 2007). 2 For further information regarding this Public Notice, please contact Gregory Hlibok, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office, at (800) 311-4381 (voice), (202) 418-0431 (TTY), or e-mail at Gregory.Hlibok@fcc.gov. -FCC-