DA 18-756
Released:  July 23, 2018

CONSUMER AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BUREAU ANNOUNCES COMMENT DEADLINES FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL CAPTIONED TELEPHONE SERVICE FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING AND NOTICE OF INQUIRY
CG Docket Nos. 13-24 and 03-123

Comment Date for Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking:  September 17, 2018 
Reply Comment Date for Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking:  October 16, 2018

Comment Date for Notice of Inquiry:  October 16, 2018 
Reply Comment Date for Notice of Inquiry:  November 15, 2018

On June 8, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Notice of Inquiry in the above-referenced proceeding to modernize and reform the Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) program. Misuse of Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Notice of Inquiry, FCC 18-79 (June 8, 2018) (IP CTS Modernization and Reform FNPRM and NOI). 
  For the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), the Commission established a comment deadline of 60 days, and a reply comment deadline of 90 days, each after publication of a summary of the FNPRM in the Federal Register. Id. at 77, para. 186.   
  For the Notice of Inquiry (NOI), the Commission established a comment deadline of 90 days and a reply comment deadline of 120 days, each after publication of a summary of the NOI in the Federal Register. Id.  
  
On July 18, 2018, the Federal Register published a summary of the FNPRM and NOI. FCC, IP CTS Modernization and Reform, 83 Fed. Reg. 33899 (July 18, 2018).
  Accordingly, comments pertaining to the FNPRM must be filed on or before September 17, 2018, and reply comments must be filed on or before October 16, 2018.  Comments pertaining to the NOI must be filed on or before October 16, 2018, and reply comments must be filed on or before November 15, 2018. 
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For further information, please contact Michael Scott at (202) 418-1264 or by e-mail at Michael.Scott@fcc.gov or Eliot Greenwald at (202) 418-2235 or by e-mail at Eliot.Greenwald@fcc.gov. 
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