H.R. 3101: Twenty-first Century Communications Act

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This passed the House by 348-23

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-3101

<http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/100139-lawmakers-begin-push-to-extend-internet-services-to-disabled>

While much of the focus is on closed captioning, there are several other pieces of this that SPs might be interested in. Here are two that strike me :

SEC. 715. INTERNET PROTOCOL-BASED RELAY SERVICES.
‘Within one year after the date of enactment of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, each interconnected VoIP service provider and each provider of non-interconnected VoIP service shall participate in and contribute to the Telecommunications Relay Services Fund established in section 64.604(c)(5)(iii) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of such Act, in a manner prescribed by the Commission by regulation to provide for obligations of such providers that are consistent with and comparable to the obligations of other contributors to such Fund.’.