FCC Workshop on Ten-Digit Numbering and E911 Requirements for VRS and IP Relay

Workshop on Ten-Digit Numbering and E911 Requirements for VRS and IP Relay

Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., SW
Friday, September 25, 2009,
10:00 am-12:00 pm
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-293551A1.doc

The Workshop is to find ways to get consumers who have not yet registered for a ten digit number to register before the November 12 deadline. Workshop panelists will identify successful ways that have encouraged registration and will discuss remaining challenges. The Commission invites suggestions for ways to identify and resolve those remaining challenges.

10:00 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
Welcome

10:10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Overview and History of Ten-Digit Numbering and E911 Requirements for VRS and IP Relay

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Panel Presentations: Consumer Outreach Successes and Suggestions

Moderator: Mark Stone, Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau

Panelists:

• Rosaline Crawford, Director, Law and Advocacy Center, National Association of the Deaf
• Sheri Farinha, Executive Director, NorCal Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Claude Stout, Executive Director, Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Wrap-Up and Closing Remarks