Excellent video by Ryan. I would update that list - one or more of these companies you mentioned are either no longer in operation or no longer "100% deaf owned and operated" as they'd like you to think.
Another company mentioned by Ryan - Say Hey is another VRS company in the FCC...
$1 mil for the lawyers, $750 for the plantiffs, and a free alarm clock, ringtone, and Pac-Man game for those who have affected Sidekicks.
typical class action suit....
A failure of communication (The Deal Magazine)
Public trust and private equity are at odds almost by definition. But when it comes to serving American citizens with hearing or speech disabilities, they're at loggerheads. Witness the schism between the Federal Communications Commission and the...
HERE'S YOUR OFFICIAL SOURCE:
http://www.fcc.gov/nr030910.pdf
NEWS
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, S.W.
Washington, D. C. 20554
This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action.
See...
Some people do not understand that a portion of the $18 million owed by Purple to the FCC is for deaf employees making legitimate calls for their business from their office (inside Purple). Like calling a vendor to order some new computers, et al.
NOT all of it is because of manufactured...