Federal Communications Commission "FCC/DA XX-XXX" DA 20-48 Released: January 13, 2020 TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES RULES UPDATE – EFFECTIVE DATE OF FINAL RULES AND COMMENT DATES FOR PROPOSED RULES CG Docket No. 03-123 Comment Date: January 30, 2020 Reply Comment Date: February 13, 2020 On September 20, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update the Commission’s definition of telecommunications relay service (TRS) and to seek comment on eliminating certain obsolete TRS requirements. Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 34 FCC Rcd 8483 (2019). The Report and Order and adopted rules become effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. Id. at 8492, para. 27. Comments on the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) are due 21 days after publication in the Federal Register, and reply comments are due 35 days after such publication. Id. at 8491, para. 23. On January 9, 2020, summaries of the Report and Order and the FNPRM were published in the Federal Register. FCC, TRS Modernization, 85 Fed. Reg. 1125 (Jan. 9, 2020); FCC, TRS Modernization, 85 Fed. Reg 1134 (Jan. 9, 2020). Accordingly, the Report and Order and adopted rules will be effective February 10, 2020. Comments on the FNPRM must be filed by January 30, 2020, and reply comments must be filed by February 13, 2020. 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 (voice) or 202-418-0432 (TTY). For further information, please contact Michael Scott at (202) 418-1264 or Michael.Scott@fcc.gov, or the Commission’s American Sign Language Consumer Support Line at (844) 432-2275 (videophone). -FCC- 2