"Dual party relay services"

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "dual party relay services" means telecommunications transmission services that provide the ability for a person who has a hearing impairment or speech impairment to engage in communication with a hearing person in a manner that is functionally equivalent to the ability of an individual who does not have a hearing impairment or speech impairment to communicate using voice communication services. (b) The term includes services that enable two-way communication between a person who uses a telecommunications device for individuals who are deaf or other nonvoice terminal and a person who does not use such a device. As added by P.L.75-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.27-2006, SEC.28; P.L.99-2007, SEC.31.