PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
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DA 13-534
Released:  March 21, 2013
THE CONSUMER AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BUREAU ACCEPTS 
AMERICAN NETWORK, INC.’S (ANI) RELINQUISHMENT 
OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ITRS SERVICES
CG DOCKET NO. 03-123
By the Acting Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau:
By this Notice, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) of the Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC) hereby accepts the relinquishment of American Network, Inc.’s 
(ANI) authority to provide of Internet-based telecommunications relay services (TRS) 1 and eligibility for 
compensation from the Interstate TRS Fund (Fund).2 On January 7, 2009, CGB granted ANI a 5-year 
certification as a provider of Internet Protocol relay service (IP Relay), video relay service (VRS) and 
Internet Protocol captioned telephone service (IP CTS).3 On March 18, 2013, ANI relinquished its 
authority to provide Internet-based TRS.4 ANI is thus no longer certified by the Commission to provide 
IP Relay, VRS and IP CTS, nor is it permitted to receive compensation from the Fund for the provision of 
those services.     
  
1 TRS is defined as “telephone transmission services that provide the ability for an individual who is deaf, hard of 
hearing, deaf-blind, or who has a speech disability to engage in communication by wire or radio with one or more 
individuals, in a manner that is functionally equivalent to the ability of a hearing individual who does not have a 
speech disability to communicate using voice communication services by wire or radio.”  47 U.S.C. § 225(a)(3).    
2 The Fund compensates eligible providers of IP Relay, VRS, and other forms of TRS for their reasonable actual 
costs of providing service.  See 47 C.F.R. § 64.604(c)(5)(iii).  Providers of Internet-based TRS are required to obtain 
certification from the FCC to provide such services and receive compensation from the Fund.  See 47 C.F.R. § 
64.606(a)(2). 
3 See 47 C.F.R. § 64.606(a)(2) (2009); Notice of Certification of American Network as a Provider of Internet 
Protocol Relay Service (IP Relay), Video Relay Service (VRS), Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Relay Service 
(IP CTS) Eligible for Compensation from the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Fund, CG Docket 
No. 03-123, Public Notice, 24 FCC Rcd 80 (2009).  ANI’s certification, which was scheduled to expire on January 
7, 2014, was issued pursuant to the former FCC process for entities seeking compensation from the Fund for the 
provision of Internet-based TRS service.  See Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals with Hearing and 
Speech Disabilities, Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration, CG Docket No. 03-123, 20 FCC Rcd 20577 
(2005).  
4 Letter from Russell H. Fox, Counsel for American Network, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal 
Communications Commission (March 18, 2013).  ANI ceased its provision of IP Relay as of January 31, 2012 and 
of VRS and IP CTS as of March 30, 2012.
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electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).  This document can also be 
downloaded in Word and Portable Document Format (PDF) at: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trs.html.
For further information, please contact Gregory Hlibok, Consumer & Governmental Affairs 
Bureau, Disability Rights Office, at (202) 559-5158 (voice/videophone) or e-mail at 
Gregory.Hlibok@fcc.gov.  
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