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Originally Posted by diehardbiker
Let me remind ya all, why it won't be as profitable as it appears to be. Here is good example WHY this won't happen. Don't you all guys have any clue how much FCC have paid to TRS, VRS, etc 5 years ago? I can't remember the rate per min for TRS, but I know its much more back then than now. As for VRS, FCC once paid at least 14 dollars per minute, now only $6.45 per minute for the month of November, I think. That is nearly 3 times more back then than now! Trust me, eventually FCC will be paying less, no way to make big money on these relay services!
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It not about how much FCC is paying per minute that determine the company gross income.
It's about how many deaf people uses "this company" over the other companies and log more minutes over the others.
I think "tty" was off topic becasue topic is about data relay services ie wireless or internet or vp accessed relay services.
I don't even recalled i711 proving a land line relay services since each state already have thier own land line relay.
And you do make some good points diehardbiker on the VP becasue if a deaf person already have Internet at home then why not get a VP becasue it's "free" and so much flexiable signing to a relay service rather than using a web browser and typing text ga ga ga ga sk etc but remember i711 do provide VP as well too so it up to the deaf people whom they want to use for vp relay services and there no way to determine which companies will come out ahead.
I think the winner company will be who provide the best VP without long hold and who provide the best wireless data cell phone pda software.
Like I wrote earlier the company that spend the most in R&D will come out a winner in stock market and capture the most deaf commuity to use thier services.
Bill