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Originally Posted by dbarovian
I know that he was very jealous than Americans have lots of VP 200. I think that Sorenson had given away lots of replacement VP100s to deaf customers in Canada if Canada goverment had approved to pay for VRS or somewhere in Europe. Why not they giving them to Australia?
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I have to make it clear with you about the questions regarding to VRS. What you said about VRS in Canada is mostly incorrect.
First of all, the Sorenson have had two call centres in Toronto and Edmonton and they are designed to provide VRS to U.S. clients only.
Last January, The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) which is similar to your country's Federal Communications Commission (FCC), approved the VRS applications and granted license of operations to Bell Canada and Telus. They will start operating their own VRS later this year. There are a big problem with their service: Their service will be provided to only four out of ten provinces and the provinces are Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. How come? The Telus Corporation provides their phone, internet and cable services in Alberta and B.C. while the Bell Canada provides the similar services in Ontario and Quebec.
The Deaf Canadians tended to buy DVC-1000 videophones from the computer stores or Ebay when they discovered the advantages about videophone. Last year, the Sorenson installed limited number of VPs in some Deaf people's homes in B.C. and Alberta as HOVRS did the same in some Deaf people's homes in Ontario, Quebec, and Maritime Provinces. Remember they are limited, not expanded to many Deaf people's homes.
You can ask me questions here because I have been familiar with VP and VRS issues in Canada. In addition, I have been in contact with the Canadian Association of the Deaf folks and people about these issues on daily basis.