relay Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/relay/ Everything about the Deaf Community! Wed, 20 Nov 2019 04:27:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://deafniche.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-logo_gigantic_png-32x32.png relay Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/relay/ 32 32 8 Essential FCC Rules For VRS Interpreted For Your Awareness https://deafniche.com/fccvrsinterpreted/ Wed, 17 Jan 2018 03:51:06 +0000 https://deafniche.com/?p=10598 With the rise in video relay’s popularity, there are rules put in place by the FCC to protect consumers and their providers (Sorenson, ZVRS, Purple, Convo, etc.) The list below are some of the most recent rules and their interpretations: (NOTE: “Providers” are companies that provide the video relay service and equipment, such as Convo, […]

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]]> ZVRS Buys Out Purple Communications https://deafniche.com/zvrs-buys-purple-communications/ https://deafniche.com/zvrs-buys-purple-communications/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2017 22:22:34 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=9844 February 14, 2017–Purple Communications, one of the original video relay systems for deaf communications, has been acquired by ZVRS. Both companies have agreed to work together to improve relay services for the deaf community and feel that they can achieve more if they shared technology and information together. What does this mean for Purple customers? […]

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]]> https://deafniche.com/zvrs-buys-purple-communications/feed/ 1 Real-Time Texting: FCC Announces New Communication for Deaf and Hard of Hearing https://deafniche.com/fcc-announces-new-communication-deaf-hard-hearing/ https://deafniche.com/fcc-announces-new-communication-deaf-hard-hearing/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:57:38 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=9686 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that starting December 2017 the TTY will be gone. Instead of the TTY, Real Time Texting (RTT) will be put in place. The FCC recognized that an overwhelming number of deaf and hard of hearing use cell phones to communicate with families and friends. With this recognition and […]

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