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Originally Posted by webexplorer
I looked up the Sorenson's website and found this question. Here is the info:
How is Sorenson VRS funded?
All VRS companies are funded by a federal fund, administered by NECA (National Exchange Carriers Association) that funds traditional Telecommunication Relay Service (TRS). These funds are made available by a federal law, the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires functional equivalency in telecommunications access. Sorenson Communications is reimbursed for the minutes of Sorenson Video Relay Service (VRS) calls that are interpreted. Sorenson Communications is not reimbursed for equipment that is supplied including videophones, routers, switches, or any other equipment.
Actually, I also read another article on the website. Some people and company owers have been donating to the Sorenson Company for millions of dollars. That is how you got a VP for free.
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All VRS companies are funded by a federal fund, administered by NECA (National Exchange Carriers Association) that funds traditional Telecommunication Relay Service (TRS). These funds are made available by a federal law, the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires functional equivalency in telecommunications access. Sorenson Communications is reimbursed for the minutes of Sorenson Video Relay Service (VRS) calls that are interpreted.
Sorenson Communications is not reimbursed for equipment that is supplied including videophones, routers, switches, or any other equipment.
So it mean that goverment never pay for the VP-100/200 or routers etc.
Now question is when SVR put VP-100/200 in our home,
Is belong to us to keep?
OR
Still belong to SVR that they can any time take it back?
That is one important question need to know so if installer try to claim can take it from us then we can tell installer go away that they are lies and try BS! us and report them or do SVR tell installer warning us they can take away if we don't use enough to call SVR Relay.