§620 — Title 47 Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs | U.S. Code

Summary

The Commission must, within 6 months after October 8, 2010, make rules saying that programs it approves to give special home equipment to low-income people who are deaf-blind can get relay service support. The equipment must help these people use telephone service, Internet access, and other advanced communications, including interexchange services. The law uses the same meaning of "individuals who are deaf-blind" as in the Helen Keller National Center Act (29 U.S.C. 1905(2)). The total support from the interstate relay fund cannot be more than $10,000,000 in any one fiscal year.

Title 47, §620

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(a)Within 6 months after October 8, 2010, the Commission shall establish rules that define as eligible for relay service support those programs that are approved by the Commission for the distribution of specialized customer premises equipment designed to make telecommunications service, Internet access service, and advanced communications, including interexchange services and advanced telecommunications and information services, accessible by low-income individuals who are deaf-blind.

(b)For purposes of this subsection,11 So in original. Probably should be “section,”. the term “individuals who are deaf-blind” has the same meaning given such term in the Helen Keller National Center Act, as amended by the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992 (29 U.S.C. 1905(2)).

(c)The total amount of support the Commission may provide from its interstate relay fund for any fiscal year may not exceed $10,000,000.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Helen Keller National Center Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is title II of Pub. L. 98–221, Feb. 22, 1984, 98 Stat. 32, which is classified principally to chapter 21 (§ 1901 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor. The term “individuals who are deaf-blind” is defined in section 206(2) of the Act, as amended by Pub. L. 102–569, which is classified to section 1905(2) of Title 29. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1901 of Title 29 and Tables.

Amendments

2010—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–265, § 2(5), inserted “low-income” after “accessible by”. Pub. L. 111–265, § 2(4), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to “October 8, 2010”.

§620 Relay Services for Deaf-blind Individuals