Federal Communications Commission DA 20-1373 DA 20-1373 Released: November 19, 2020 COMMENT SOUGHT ON PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT AND ORDER ON TRS FUND COMPENSATION FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL CAPTIONED TELEPHONE SERVICE CG Docket Nos. 13-24, 10-51, and 03-123 Oppositions Due: [15 days after date of publication in the Federal Register] Replies Due: [10 days after date oppositions are due] The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on two petitions for reconsideration of the IP CTS Compensation Order, in which the Commission set compensation rates for Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) of $1.42 per minute, effective December 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021, and $1.30 per minute, effective July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. Misuse of Internet Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program, CG Docket Nos. 13-24, 03-123, and 10-51, Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 35 FCC Rcd 10866 (2020) (IP CTS Compensation Order); FCC, Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service, 85 FR 64971 (Oct. 14, 2020). IDT Telecom, Inc. (IDT), a contributor to the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund, contends that, because the Commission reduced the IP CTS compensation rate for the current 2020-21 TRS Fund Year, the Commission also should have reduced the applicable Fund contribution factor. IDT Telecom Inc., Petition for Reconsideration, CG Docket Nos. 13-24, 10-51, and 03-123, at 2-3 (filed Oct. 30, 2020), https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/1030027812500/TRS%20IPCTS%20Rate%20Setting%20Final%2010302020.pdf. The TRS Fund contribution factors for 2020-21 were established by the Bureau in an earlier order. Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program, CG Docket Nos. 03-123 and 10-51, Order, 35 FCC Rcd 6649, 6657-58, paras. 22, 24, 26 (CGB 2020) (2020 TRS Compensation Order). T-Mobile USA, Inc., on behalf of Sprint Communications Company L.P. (Sprint Accessibility), an IP CTS provider, asserts the Commission did not have a reasoned basis for adopting a single cost-based rate rather than a tiered rate structure and did not adequately consider certain costs. T-Mobile USA, Inc., Sprint Communications Company L.P., CG Docket Nos. 13-24, 10-51, and 03-123, at 2-3 (filed Oct. 13, 2020), https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/111335346621/IP%20CTS%20Petition%20for%20Reconsideration‌%20-%20Sprint%20Accessibility%20-%2011.13.2020.pdf. Pursuant to sections 1.1 and 1.429 of the Commission’s rules, we invite interested parties to file and serve oppositions to and replies to oppositions to this petition on or before the dates specified above. 47 CFR §§ 1.1, 1.429. All filings must reference CG Docket Nos. 13-24, 10-51, and 03-123. Oppositions and replies may be filed using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). See FCC, Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg. 24121 (May 1, 1998). · Electronic Filers: Documents may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings. · Paper Filers: o Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. o Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. o All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary must be delivered to Secretary’s Office at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. The filing hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building. o Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. o U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail may be addressed to 45 L Street, NE, Washington, DC 20554. 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 and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530. For further information, please contact Michael Scott, at (202) 418-1264 or Michael.Scott@fcc.gov. -FCC- 2