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    Are there any Deaf Ownership of VRS?

    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...
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    Presenting....Redline 2011 - a silent film of two deaf lovers infatuated....

    Redline 2011, a short film by Zilvinas Pauldenevicius and James Caverlly, both Gallaudet alums As seen in the Say-Hey VRS site: Redline 2011 | Say Hey
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    2009 Sidekick Outage - Class Action Suit - Settlement Details

    $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....
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    The VRS Industry - A realistic look at the 'failure of communication'

    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...
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    Say Hey...new VRS?

    Wow, what a nice, fresh breath of air! YouTube - Say Hey Interpreting Philosophy I see they have a Facebook group as well...
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    Shrinking Purple board

    The board is all hearing. One CODA (Ron Obray)
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    Purple is alive!!

    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...
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    Purple is alive!!

    Wait for the press release.
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    RIP: Purple

    another kook in front of the qwerty keyboard is what it is. It aint over til the fat lady sings....
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    Purple going out of business ?

    I call this: Deaf pecking at other deaf when basically what they were doing was out of their hands (and control). It's sad, really. Get a life, guys.
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    Dying Purple 18 million smackers!

    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...
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