Technology · 04/04/2011Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

FCC Proposes Rules for VoIP Providers to Contribute to Telecommunications Relay Services Fund

Summary

The Federal Communications Commission proposes rules requiring interconnected and non-interconnected VoIP service providers to participate in and contribute to the Telecommunications Relay Services Fund, as mandated by the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010.

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