FCC to Place Confidential Version of TRS Report in Record, Subject to Protective Order
The FCC plans to place a confidential version of a report by RolkaLoube Associates on the telecom relay service in the record, available subject to protective order provisions, said a public notice in docket 03-123 in Tuesday's Daily Digest. RolkaLoube…
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earlier found the fund needs $1.62 billion in net cash for FY 2019, which starts July 1 (see 1805080021). The report provides recommendations for TRS provider compensation rates, the funding requirement and the carrier contribution factor from this July 1 through June 30, 2019, the FCC said. “The Commission intends on examining the confidential portions of the 2018 TRS Rate Report to assist it in its open rulemaking to address the appropriate compensation methodology for Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service,” the PN said: The confidential part “includes Fund Year 2018-19 estimates for minutes, revenue, revenue requirements, profit, expenses, and the operating margin for each IP CTS provider. The Commission has recognized that such detailed data generally should be treated as confidential and exempt from public disclosure.”