Americans with Disabilities: Telecommunications Relay Services : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, on Title V of H.R. 2273 ... September 27, 1989U.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 62 páginas |
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Página 5 - AN ACT To establish a clear and comprehensive prohibition of discrimination on the basis of disability.
Página 31 - For the purpose of regulating Interstate and foreign commerce in communication by wire and radio so as to make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the united States a rapid, efficient, nation-wide, and worldwide wire and radio communication service with adequate facilities at reasonable charges...
Página 16 - ... and any distinct violation shall be a separate offense, and in case of a continuing violation each day shall be considered a separate offense. The Interstate Commerce Commission is authorized to enforce the provisions of this section in the manner provided by section 15 of said act with respect to unjust practices of carriers.
Página 31 - BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND FINANCE OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE...
Página 11 - State" means each of the 13 several States, the District of Columbia, the Common14 wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the 15 Virgin Islands, the Canal Zone, the Trust Territory of 16 the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the 17 Northern Mariana Islands. 2283 80 10 TITLE V— TELECOMMUNICATIONS 11 RELAY SERVICES 12 SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS. 13 As used in this title: 14 (1) COMMISSION. — The term "Commission" 15 means the Federal Communications Commission.
Página 5 - Mr. MARKEY, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. KILDEE, and Mrs. COLLINS) introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Public Works and Transportation...
Página 59 - ... lives. A woman calls an ambulance when her husband has a heart attack; someone sets up an interview and gets a job; a teenager gets their first date; a hearing father who had never learned sign language has the first genuine conversation of his life with his adult deaf daughter.
Página 59 - Each day we think nothing of phoning to make a doctor's appointment , do business with a person or company in another city, state or country, chat with a friend or relative, do our banking or Investing, contact a parent whose child is sick at school, make travel arrangements or just order a pizza How many times do you pick up the phone to make or answer a call everyday? Can you Imagine having to leave your home or office and physically travel to handle (he business for each of those calls?
Página 26 - Commission under subsection (d); and (B) the program makes available adequate procedures and remedies for enforcing the requirements of the State program. (3) Method of funding.- Except as provided in subsection (d), the Commission shall not refuse to certify a State program based solely on the method such State will implement for funding intrastate telecommunication relay services.
Página 45 - For the purpose of regulating interstate and foreign commerce in communication by wire and radio so as to make available so far as possible to all of the people of the United States a rapid, efficient Nation-wide and world-wide wire and radio communication service...