Federal Communications Commission	"FCC/DA  XX-XXX"


DA 26-251
Released: March 17, 2026

CGB ANNOUNCES COMMENT DATES FOR 
INTERNET-BASED TRS MODERNIZATION NPRM
CG Docket Nos. 03-123, 10-51, 12-38

Comments Due: April 16, 2026
Reply Comments Due: May 18, 2026
In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) adopted on January 29, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) proposed measures to secure the viability and enhance the effectiveness and functional equivalency of Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or have speech disabilities. Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; Speech-to-Speech and Internet Protocol (IP) Speech-to-Speech Telecommunications Relay Services, CG Docket Nos. 03-123, 10-51, and 12-38, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 26-4 (Jan. 30, 2026) (Internet-Based TRS Modernization Notice). 
  The Notice stated that comments and reply comments would be due 30 days and 60 days, respectively, after a summary of the Notice was published in the Federal Register. Internet-Based TRS Modernization Notice at 35-36, para. 108. 
  
On March 17, 2026, the summary was published in the Federal Register. FCC, Internet-Based Telecommunications Relay Service Modernization, 91 FR 12736 (Mar. 17, 2026).
  Accordingly, comments are due April 16, 2026, and reply comments are due May 18, 2026.  Complete comment filing instructions and ex parte rules are set forth in the Notice and the Federal Register. 
Accessible Materials.  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).
Additional Information.  For general information about TRS, visit https://www.fcc.gov/trs.  For further information about this item, please contact Joshua Mendelsohn, CGB, Disability Rights Office, (202) 559-7304 (voice and videophone), e-mail  Joshua.Mendelsohn@fcc.gov. 

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