Internet Protocol (IP)

COAT is enormously pleased that on Friday January 13, 2012 the FCC released the long-awaited rules for Internet Protocol (IP) TV captioning. This rule is a major component of the 21st CVAA implementation. You can see the FCC Order and accompanying statements by the Commissioners online here. Deeply involved in the rulemaking process were many leading COAT

January 13, 2012.  Federal implementation of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 continues with a meeting and comments this first quarter of 2012.  A recent FCC Public Notice announced the next meeting of the Video Programming Accessibility Advisory Committee (VPAAC) is to be held on Thursday, February 9, 2012.  Again, like similar meetings last year, the VPAAC will meet from 9 am to 5 pm at the FCC, 445 12th St SW, Washington DC, and is open to

January 4, 2012. As COAT members may recall, affiliate SCT is spearheading a movement to ask the FCC to approve a new version of the Speech-to-Speech (STS) form of relay service which will allow Communications Assistants (CAs) to see the consumer with a severe speech disability. This will make telephone access possible for people whose speech is so hard to understand that they need to be seen to be understood. Advocates are needed to tell the FCC to change its rules by going to the SCT website and clicking on the box (on left side) that says “New FCC filing information request