Goto Section: 64.501 | 64.602 | Table of Contents
FCC 64.601
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 64.601 Definitions and provisions of general applicability.
(a) For purposes of this subpart, the terms Public Safety Answering Point
(PSAP), statewide default answering point, and appropriate local emergency
authority are defined in 47 CFR 64.3000; the terms pseudo-ANI and Wireline
E911 Network are defined in 47 CFR 9.3; the term affiliate is defined in 47
CFR 52.12(a)(1)(i), and the terms majority and debt are defined in 47 CFR
52.12(a)(1)(ii).
(1) 711. The abbreviated dialing code for accessing relay services anywhere
in the United States.
(2) ACD platform. The hardware and/or software that comprise the essential
call center function of call distribution, and that are a necessary core
component of Internet-based TRS.
(3) American Sign Language (ASL). A visual language based on hand shape,
position, movement, and orientation of the hands in relation to each other
and the body.
(4) ANI. For 911 systems, the Automatic Number Identification (ANI)
identifies the calling party and may be used as the callback number.
(5) ASCII. An acronym for American Standard Code for Information
Interexchange which employs an eight bit code and can operate at any
standard transmission baud rate including 300, 1200, 2400, and higher.
(6) Authorized provider. An iTRS provider that becomes the iTRS user's new
default provider, having obtained the user's authorization verified in
accordance with the procedures specified in this part.
(7) Baudot. A seven bit code, only five of which are information bits.
Baudot is used by some text telephones to communicate with each other at a
45.5 baud rate.
(8) Call release. A TRS feature that allows the CA to sign-off or be
“released” from the telephone line after the CA has set up a telephone call
between the originating TTY caller and a called TTY party, such as when a
TTY user must go through a TRS facility to contact another TTY user because
the called TTY party can only be reached through a voice-only interface,
such as a switchboard.
(9) Common carrier or carrier. Any common carrier engaged in interstate
Communication by wire or radio as defined in section 3(h) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), and any common carrier
engaged in intrastate communication by wire or radio, notwithstanding
sections 2(b) and 221(b) of the Act.
(10) Communications assistant (CA). A person who transliterates or
interprets conversation between two or more end users of TRS. CA supersedes
the term “TDD operator.”
(11) Default provider. The iTRS provider that registers and assigns a
ten-digit telephone number to an iTRS user pursuant to § 64.611.
(12) Default provider change order. A request by an iTRS user to an iTRS
provider to change the user's default provider.
(13) Hearing carry over (HCO). A form of TRS where the person with the
speech disability is able to listen to the other end user and, in reply, the
CA speaks the text as typed by the person with the speech disability. The CA
does not type any conversation. Two-line HCO is an HCO service that allows
TRS users to use one telephone line for hearing and the other for sending
TTY messages. HCO-to-TTY allows a relay conversation to take place between
an HCO user and a TTY user. HCO-to-HCO allows a relay conversation to take
place between two HCO users.
(14) Interconnected VoIP service. The term “interconnected VoIP service” has
the meaning given such term under § 9.3 of this chapter, as such section may
be amended from time to time.
(15) Internet-based TRS (iTRS). A telecommunications relay service (TRS) in
which an individual with a hearing or a speech disability connects to a TRS
communications assistant using an Internet Protocol-enabled device via the
Internet, rather than the public switched telephone network. Internet-based
TRS does not include the use of a text telephone (TTY) over an
interconnected voice over Internet Protocol service.
(16) Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS). A
telecommunications relay service that permits an individual who can speak
but who has difficulty hearing over the telephone to use a telephone and an
Internet Protocol-enabled device via the Internet to simultaneously listen
to the other party and read captions of what the other party is saying. With
IP CTS, the connection carrying the captions between the relay service
provider and the relay service user is via the Internet, rather than the
public switched telephone network.
(17) Internet Protocol Relay Service (IP Relay). A telecommunications relay
service that permits an individual with a hearing or a speech disability to
communicate in text using an Internet Protocol-enabled device via the
Internet, rather than using a text telephone (TTY) and the public switched
telephone network.
(18) IP Relay access technology. Any equipment, software, or other
technology issued, leased, or provided by an Internet-based TRS provider
that can be used to make and receive an IP Relay call.
(19) iTRS access technology. Any equipment, software, or other technology
issued, leased, or provided by an Internet-based TRS provider that can be
used to make and receive an Internet-based TRS call.
(20) Neutral Video Communication Service Platform. The service platform that
allows a registered Internet-based VRS user to use VRS access technology to
make and receive VRS and point-to-point calls through a VRS CA service
provider. The functions provided by the Neutral Video Communication Service
Platform include the provision of a video link, user registration and
validation, authentication, authorization, ACD platform functions, routing
(including emergency call routing), call setup, mapping, call features (such
as call forwarding and video mail), and such other features and functions
not provided by the VRS CA service provider.
(21) New default provider. An iTRS provider that, either directly or through
its numbering partner, initiates or implements the process to become the
iTRS user's default provider by replacing the iTRS user's original default
provider.
(22) Non-English language relay service. A telecommunications relay service
that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities who use languages
other than English to communicate with voice telephone users in a shared
language other than English, through a CA who is fluent in that language.
(23) Non-interconnected VoIP service. The term “non-interconnected VoIP
service”—
(i) Means a service that—
(A) Enables real-time voice communications that originate from or terminate
to the user's location using Internet protocol or any successor protocol;
and
(B) Requires Internet protocol compatible customer premises equipment; and
(ii) Does not include any service that is an interconnected VoIP service.
(24) Numbering partner. Any entity with which an Internet-based TRS provider
has entered into a commercial arrangement to obtain North American Numbering
Plan telephone numbers.
(25) Original default provider. An iTRS provider that is the iTRS user's
default provider immediately before that iTRS user's default provider is
changed.
(26) Qualified interpreter. An interpreter who is able to interpret
effectively, accurately, and impartially, both receptively and expressively,
using any necessary specialized vocabulary.
(27) Registered Internet-based TRS user. An individual that has registered
with a VRS or IP Relay provider as described in § 64.611.
(28) Registered Location. The most recent information obtained by a VRS or
IP Relay provider that identifies the physical location of an end user.
(29) Sign language. A language which uses manual communication and body
language to convey meaning, including but not limited to American Sign
Language.
(30) Speech-to-speech relay service (STS). A telecommunications relay
service that allows individuals with speech disabilities to communicate with
voice telephone users through the use of specially trained CAs who
understand the speech patterns of persons with speech disabilities and can
repeat the words spoken by that person.
(31) Speed dialing. A TRS feature that allows a TRS user to place a call
using a stored number maintained by the TRS facility. In the context of TRS,
speed dialing allows a TRS user to give the CA a short-hand” name or number
for the user's most frequently called telephone numbers.
(32) Telecommunications relay services (TRS). Telephone transmission
services that provide the ability for an individual who has a hearing or
speech disability to engage in communication by wire or radio with a hearing
individual in a manner that is functionally equivalent to the ability of an
individual who does not have a hearing or speech disability to communicate
using voice communication services by wire or radio. Such term includes
services that enable two-way communication between an individual who uses a
text telephone or other nonvoice terminal device and an individual who does
not use such a device, speech-to-speech services, video relay services and
non-English relay services. TRS supersedes the terms “dual party relay
system,” “message relay services,” and “TDD Relay.”
(33) Text telephone (TTY). A machine that employs graphic communication in
the transmission of coded signals through a wire or radio communication
system. TTY supersedes the term “TDD” or “telecommunications device for the
deaf,” and TT.
(34) Three-way calling feature. A TRS feature that allows more than two
parties to be on the telephone line at the same time with the CA.
(35) TRS Numbering Administrator. The neutral administrator of the TRS
Numbering Directory selected based on a competitive bidding process.
(36) TRS Numbering Directory. The database administered by the TRS Numbering
Administrator, the purpose of which is to map each registered Internet-based
TRS user's NANP telephone number to his or her end device.
(37) TRS User Registration Database. A system of records containing TRS user
identification data capable of:
(i) Receiving and processing subscriber information sufficient to identify
unique TRS users and to ensure that each has a single default provider;
(ii) Assigning each VRS user a unique identifier;
(iii) Allowing VRS providers and other authorized entities to query the TRS
User Registration Database to determine if a prospective user already has a
default provider;
(iv) Allowing VRS providers to indicate that a VRS user has used the
service; and
(v) Maintaining the confidentiality of proprietary data housed in the
database by protecting it from theft, loss or disclosure to unauthorized
persons. The purpose of this database is to ensure accurate registration and
verification of VRS users and improve the efficiency of the TRS program.
(38) Unauthorized provider. An iTRS provider that becomes the iTRS user's
new default provider without having obtained the user's authorization
verified in accordance with the procedures specified in this part.
(39) Unauthorized change. A change in an iTRS user's selection of a default
provider that was made without authorization verified in accordance with the
verification procedures specified in this part.
(40) Video relay service (VRS). A telecommunications relay service that
allows people with hearing or speech disabilities who use sign language to
communicate with voice telephone users through video equipment. The video
link allows the CA to view and interpret the party's signed conversation and
relay the conversation back and forth with a voice caller.
(41) Visual privacy screen. A screen or any other feature that is designed
to prevent one party or both parties on the video leg of a VRS call from
viewing the other party during a call.
(42) Voice carry over (VCO). A form of TRS where the person with the hearing
disability is able to speak directly to the other end user. The CA types the
response back to the person with the hearing disability. The CA does not
voice the conversation. Two-line VCO is a VCO service that allows TRS users
to use one telephone line for voicing and the other for receiving TTY
messages. A VCO-to-TTY TRS call allows a relay conversation to take place
between a VCO user and a TTY user. VCO-to-VCO allows a relay conversation to
take place between two VCO users.
(43) VRS access technology. Any equipment, software, or other technology
issued, leased, or provided by an Internet-based TRS provider that can be
used to make and receive a VRS call.
(44) VRS Access Technology Reference Platform. A software product procured
by or on behalf of the Commission that provides VRS functionality, including
the ability to make and receive VRS and point-to-point calls, dial-around
functionality, and the ability to update user registration location, and
against which providers may test their own VRS access technology and
platforms for compliance with the Commission's interoperability and
portability rules.
(45) VRS CA service provider. A VRS provider that uses the Neutral Video
Communication Service Platform for the video communication service
components of VRS.
(b) For purposes of this subpart, all regulations and requirements
applicable to common carriers shall also be applicable to providers of
interconnected VoIP service.
[ 68 FR 50976 , Aug. 25, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 53351 , Sept. 1, 2004; 72 FR 43559 , Aug. 6, 2007; 73 FR 41294 , July 18, 2008; 76 FR 24400 , May 2, 2011;
76 FR 65969 , Oct. 25, 2011; 78 FR 40605 , July 5, 2013]
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Goto Section: 64.501 | 64.602
Goto Year: 2014 |
2016
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