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TRS Headlines 4/30/10 NECA Submits Payment Formula and Fund Size Estimate for the Int
Telecommunications Relay Services
In the 2010 TRS Rate Filing, NECA presents various alternative calculations for determining an
interim VRS rate for the 2010-2011 Fund year. As with the VRS rates established in the 2007 TRS Rate
Methodology Order, NECA proposes sets of tiered rates: Tier I includes monthly minutes up to 50,000;
Tier II includes monthly minutes between 50,001 and 500,000; and Tier III includes monthly minutes
above 500,000.7 In one of its proposals, on which the Bureau particularly seeks comment, NECA then
calculates the rate within each tier using weighted averages of VRS providers’ actual historical cost data
for 2009, including allowances of 1.6% for cash working capital, 3.2% for growth to the Fund, and
$0.0083 per minute for ongoing E911and ten-digit numbering costs.8 This calculation results in rates of
$5.7754 for Tier I, $6.0318 for Tier II, and $3.8963 for Tier III. The Bureau also particularly seeks
comment on whether the Commission should adopt 2010-2011 interim Fund Year rates based on NECA’s
proposed use of weighted averages in calculating each of the tiers, as described in the 2010 TRS Rate
Filing.
NECA also proposes per-minute compensation rates for all other forms of TRS based on the rate
calculation methodologies established in the 2007 TRS Rate Methodology Order.9 These calculations
result in the following proposed rates: $2.256 for interstate traditional TRS;10 $3.1566 for STS;11 $1.6951
for CTS and IP CTS;12 $1.2985 for IP Relay.13
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What You Need To Know About TRS
Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Complete Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
TRS Rules.
FCC Reaffirms Rules and Policies of Video Relay Service ASL Video NEW
American Sign Language (ASL) Videos on New Numbering and E911 Requirements for VRS and IP Relay (Video/Audio).
Factsheets.
711.
IP Relay.
Payphone Relay Service.
Speech-to-Speech.
New Ten-Digit Numbering and Emergency Call Handling Procedures for Internet-Based Telecommunications Relay Services.
Ten Digit Numbering and E911 Procedures for Internet-based TRS (Reminder to Register by November 12, 2009).
Ten-Digit Numbering and 911 Calling for Internet-Based TRS: What They Mean for Users.
TRS.
Frequently Asked Questions on New Ten-Digit Numbering Requirements for VRS and IP Relay.
Video Relay Services (VRS).
Consumer Alerts.
Doing Business Using IP Relay.
TRS History Docket.
Orders and Notices.
TRS By State.
This includes the Complaint Log Summaries and TRS Recertification Applications.
Contact List For TRS Complaints.
TRS Relay Telephone Numbers.
Speech-to-Speech Relay Telephone Numbers.
State Relay Telephone Numbers.
TRS Providers.
NOTE: To view filed TRS comments, go to ECFS and key in the Proceeding (i.e., 03-123) and retrieve the document list. Also note that comments are ordered by "date submitted" with the most recent submitted listed first.
Telecommunications Relay Services
In the 2010 TRS Rate Filing, NECA presents various alternative calculations for determining an
interim VRS rate for the 2010-2011 Fund year. As with the VRS rates established in the 2007 TRS Rate
Methodology Order, NECA proposes sets of tiered rates: Tier I includes monthly minutes up to 50,000;
Tier II includes monthly minutes between 50,001 and 500,000; and Tier III includes monthly minutes
above 500,000.7 In one of its proposals, on which the Bureau particularly seeks comment, NECA then
calculates the rate within each tier using weighted averages of VRS providers’ actual historical cost data
for 2009, including allowances of 1.6% for cash working capital, 3.2% for growth to the Fund, and
$0.0083 per minute for ongoing E911and ten-digit numbering costs.8 This calculation results in rates of
$5.7754 for Tier I, $6.0318 for Tier II, and $3.8963 for Tier III. The Bureau also particularly seeks
comment on whether the Commission should adopt 2010-2011 interim Fund Year rates based on NECA’s
proposed use of weighted averages in calculating each of the tiers, as described in the 2010 TRS Rate
Filing.
NECA also proposes per-minute compensation rates for all other forms of TRS based on the rate
calculation methodologies established in the 2007 TRS Rate Methodology Order.9 These calculations
result in the following proposed rates: $2.256 for interstate traditional TRS;10 $3.1566 for STS;11 $1.6951
for CTS and IP CTS;12 $1.2985 for IP Relay.13
4
What You Need To Know About TRS
Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Complete Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
TRS Rules.
FCC Reaffirms Rules and Policies of Video Relay Service ASL Video NEW
American Sign Language (ASL) Videos on New Numbering and E911 Requirements for VRS and IP Relay (Video/Audio).
Factsheets.
711.
IP Relay.
Payphone Relay Service.
Speech-to-Speech.
New Ten-Digit Numbering and Emergency Call Handling Procedures for Internet-Based Telecommunications Relay Services.
Ten Digit Numbering and E911 Procedures for Internet-based TRS (Reminder to Register by November 12, 2009).
Ten-Digit Numbering and 911 Calling for Internet-Based TRS: What They Mean for Users.
TRS.
Frequently Asked Questions on New Ten-Digit Numbering Requirements for VRS and IP Relay.
Video Relay Services (VRS).
Consumer Alerts.
Doing Business Using IP Relay.
TRS History Docket.
Orders and Notices.
TRS By State.
This includes the Complaint Log Summaries and TRS Recertification Applications.
Contact List For TRS Complaints.
TRS Relay Telephone Numbers.
Speech-to-Speech Relay Telephone Numbers.
State Relay Telephone Numbers.
TRS Providers.
NOTE: To view filed TRS comments, go to ECFS and key in the Proceeding (i.e., 03-123) and retrieve the document list. Also note that comments are ordered by "date submitted" with the most recent submitted listed first.
