Communications Services for the Deaf in Sioux Falls says 43 employees will lose their jobs this summer.
CSD Director of Communications Rick Norris tells KDLT news that it's a hard decision for the company to make.
The center has a video communication department but it's phasing out its call center that offers text service.
The service allows people with hearing trouble to reach an operator through a teletype machine then via text. They can request help from an interpreter for things such as reaching an employer, ordering a pizza or talking with a doctor.
Norris says the site for years was CSD's flagship relay center, with more than 350 people at one time.
