§ 64.607   Furnishing related customer premises equipment.

   (a) Any communications common carrier may provide, under tariff,
   customer premises equipment (other than hearing aid compatible
   telephones as defined in part 68 of this chapter, needed by persons
   with hearing, speech, vision or mobility disabilities. Such equipment
   may be provided to persons with those disabilities or to associations
   or institutions who require such equipment regularly to communicate
   with persons with disabilities. Examples of such equipment include, but
   are not limited to, artificial larynxes, bone conductor receivers and
   TTs.

   (b) Any carrier which provides telecommunications devices for persons
   with hearing and/or speech disabilities, whether or not pursuant to
   tariff, shall respond to any inquiry concerning:

   (1) The availability (including general price levels) of TTs using
   ASCII, Baudot, or both formats; and

   (2) The compatibility of any TT with other such devices and computers.

   [ 56 FR 36731 , Aug. 1, 1991, as amended at  72 FR 43560 , Aug. 6, 2007;  73 FR 21252 , Apr. 21, 2008. Redesignated at  73 FR 21259 , Apr. 21, 2008]

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