Video Relay Service : Program Funding and Reform.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technological innovations.

Telecommunication--Law and legislation.

Telecommunication.

Telephone.

Television.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (9 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of video relay service (VRS), which allows persons with hearing disabilities using American Sign Language to communicate with voice telephone users through video equipment, rather than through typed text. Reviews June 2010 and Oct. 2012 proposed FCC reforms to VRS, opposition to reform proposal, and Congressional considerations.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Video Relay Service

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.