1. TASA Advisory Committee Meeting
Welcome
TASA Advisory Committee Meeting
April 13, 2016

2. AGENDA 1:30 – 1:45 Reading of Meeting Notice – Pamela Page
Initial Meeting Notes – Curtis Williams
Introductions – Curtis Williams
Participant Appearances
1:45 – 2:15 FCC and PSC Updates - Jeff Bates and Curtis Williams
2:15 – 2:45 FTRI Proposed Budget - James Forstall
2:45 – 3:00 Break
3:00 – 3:30 Sprint Relay Update – Jeff Branch
 Service Update
 Outreach Plan
3:30 – 4:00 Other
4:00 Conclude
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3. Initial Meeting Notes
A transcript will be made of today’s meeting, and provided to all TASA Committee Members.
Please make sure your microphone is on when speaking. The green light should be on.
Please silence your cell phones during today’s meeting.
Please state your name before speaking so we know who is making comments for the record.
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4. Mr. Chris Littlewood, Project Coordinator II St
Mr. Chris Littlewood, Project Coordinator II St. Petersburg College Center for Public Safety Innovation National Terrorism Preparedness Institute (727) CapTel (727) Fax (727) VP
Mr. Rick Kottler, Executive Director
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
   Of the Treasure Coast, Inc.
1016 NE Jensen Beach Blvd.
Jensen Beach, FL 34957
(Voice)
(Toll free)
(Fax)
Cheryl Rhodes Florida Deaf/Blind Association 500 Northfield Lane The Villages, FL (352) – VP & Voice number
Maryrose Sirianni BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., d/b/a AT&T Florida 150 South Monroe Street Suite 400 Tallahassee, Florida (850) Fax (850)
Richard Herring Hearing Loss Association of Florida
1317 Caloosa Lake Court Sun City, Florida (813) – TTY
(813) Fax
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5. PSC Contacts
Curtis Williams, Regulatory Analyst IV Office of Telecommunications (850) Voice (850) FAX
Jeff Bates, Research Associate
Office of Telecommunications
(850) – Voice
(850) – Fax
Pamela H. Page, Attorney Office of the General Counsel (850) Voice (850) Fax
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6. FCC & PSC Updates since October 29, 2015 TASA Meeting Florida PSC
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7. FCC Number vs DA Number on Orders
Decisions are issued in two different ways: by the authority of the entire Commission, with each Commissioner voting; or by authority delegated to the Bureaus and Offices of the Commission.
If the decision is decided by the Commission, it is identified by an FCC number. The FCC number is comprised of two digits indicating the year, and a number of up to 3 digits indicating the sequence, such as FCC
If the decision is issued through authority delegated to the FCC Bureaus and Offices, it is identified by a DA number. The DA number is constructed similarly to an FCC number, with two initial digits indicating the year, and a number of up to 4 digits indicating the sequence such as DA
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8. Notice of Proposed Rule Making FCC 15-144 Released October 30, 2015
In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the FCC proposes to amend hearing aid compatibility rules for wireline handsets; proposes a rule on setting a standard for volume control for wireless handsets; proposes requiring manufacturers to use the 2011 standard developed by the American National Standards Institute to certify future handsets as hearing aid compatible; and to simplify the process for all equipment, wireline and wireless, to achieve hearing aid compatibility compliance, prior to FCC approval of those standards.
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9. Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking FCC 15-143 Released November 3, 2015
In this Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking the FCC proposed to modify the four-year compensation rate plan for video relay service (VRS) by adopting a limited-duration compensation rate freeze applicable to VRS providers with 500,000 or fewer monthly minutes.
Under this modification, providers will receive compensation of $5.29 per minute for a maximum of 16 months beginning July 1, 2015.
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10. Order DA 15-1349 Released November 23, 2015
In this order, the FCC waived sections of the Commission’s rules to permit VTSecure and the MITRE Corporation to access the TRS Numbering Directory for the development of a reference platform for VRS access technologies.
Clarifying the entities’ eligibility to access the directory will allow them to carry out their contracted duties.
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11. Report and Order FCC 16-25 Released March 3, 2016
In this Report and Order, the FCC provides limited compensation rate relief for VRS providers with 500,000 or fewer monthly minutes. Limited relief is being provided to the smallest VRS providers on a retrospective and going-forward basis.
The FCC directed the administrator of the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services Fund (TRS Fund) to pay compensation at a rate of $5.29 per minute for the period from July 1, 2015 through October 31, 2016.
For the period November 1, 2016 to April 30, 2017, the FCC directs the administrator of the TRS Fund to compensate providers at $5.06 per minute.
For the period from May 1 to June 30, 2017, the FCC directs the administrator to compensate providers at $4.82 per minute.
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12. In December 2015 the PSC published and made available on its website its 2015 Relay Report
FTRI Fiscal Year Proposed Budget
March 7, 2016 – FTRI submitted its proposed fiscal year budget for Commission consideration.
April 13, 2016 – FTRI Budget Presentation to TASA Committee.
April 22, 2016 – Commission staff is scheduled to file a recommendation for Commission consideration of FTRI’s proposed budget.
May 5, 2016 – The Commission is scheduled to consider staff’s recommendation on FTRI’s proposed budget.
July 1, 2016 – Effective Date of the New FTRI Budget.
PSC Updates
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13. Questions or Comments?
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14. Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc.
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James Forstall
Executive Director
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