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	IP Captioned Telephone Service
		Captioned Telephone Service uses a special telephone that has a text screen to display captions of what the other party to the conversation is saying.
		IP Captioned Telephone Service uses the Internet, rather than the telephone network, to provide the captions of what the other party is saying.
		The called party’s response is directed from the user’s telephone to a personal computer or similar device that routes it to the IP Captioned Telephone Service provider via the Internet.
	www.fcc.gov /cgb/consumerfacts/ipcaptioned.html (978 words)

	Petition for Rulemaking to Mandate Captioned Telephone Relay Service
		In this manner, the captioned telephone user can speak directly to another party with his or her own voice, listen to the actual voice and inflections of the other party, and read the text of the conversation to support and clarify what is heard and understood.
		Captioned telephone relay service has already proven its ability to provide the target population with the telephone experience that best approximates that to which they were accustomed before losing their hearing.
		Captioned telephone users also report that for the first time in their lives, they are receiving return calls from the hearing public on a regular basis.
	www.hearingloss.org /html/fccpetition.html (6123 words)

	Captioned telephone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A captioned telephone is a telephone that displays real-time of the current conversation.
		A captioned telephone may also be a CapTel which is the main brand for a captioned telephone.
		Captioned telephones uses a stenotype or stenomask system by a remote operator similar fashion to closed captioning of live TV shows and court reporting.
	www.freeglossary.com /Captioned_Telephone (458 words)

	FR Doc 05-18029
		When such an ``inbound'' captioned telephone call is made, the caller is prompted by a recording to enter the number he or she wishes to call, and the call is automatically processed.
		When a two-line captioned telephone user places an outbound call, he or she dials the number of the party he or she wants to call on the first line, in the same way that a voice telephone call is made to the called party.
		When the captioned telephone user answers the call, his or her two-line captioned telephone automatically calls the captioned telephone relay service on the second telephone line, and the call then proceeds in the same manner as an outbound two- line captioned telephone call.
	a257.g.akamaitech.net /7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/05-18029.htm (4030 words)

	CapTel - Frequently Asked Questions
		Captioned Telephone (or CapTel for short) is a new telephone technology that allows people to receive word-for-word captions of their telephone conversations.
		Captioned Telephone is similar to two-line VCO in that users get the benefit of both voice and text.
		However, Captioned Telephone uses only one telephone line instead of requiring two, the captions appear at a much faster speed — nearly simultaneously with the spoken words (instead of significantly slower than the speaker).
	www.captionedtelephone.com /faqs.phtml (1290 words)

	T16896 Draft resolution to establish Deaf and Disabled Tel Program budget for 2006-07
		Captioned telephone service is a telecommunications service using specialized equipment that allows a user to hear the called party's response and read the text of the response simultaneously.
		The billed minutes attributable to the captioned telephone service are included in the total CRS budget figure, but it is a service distinct from relay service and billed at a different rate than relay service.
		It is anticipated that the expansion of the captioned telephone trial may cause some migration of customers from the relay service to the captioned telephone service, reducing the number of relay service billed minutes.
	www.cpuc.ca.gov /PUBLISHED/AGENDA_RESOLUTION/48781.htm (1920 words)

	Captel information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Captioned Telephone is similar to captioned television, where spoken words appear as written text for viewers to read.
		The Captioned Telephone looks and works like any traditional phone, with callers talking and listening to each other, but with one very significant difference: captions are done live for every phone call.
		The captions are displayed on the phone's built-in screen so the user can read the words while listening to the voice of the other party.
	www.nysashhh.org /captel.htm (106 words)

	Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Telecommunication Access Program - Equipment List Page
		Amplified corded telephone designed for use by individuals who are hard of hearing and have a weak voice.
		Amplified telephone with captioned display for use by individuals who are hard of hearing, or deaf with good speech abilities.
		Captions for incoming calls must be dialed through an 800 number to the captioning service, or set up with two incoming telephone lines.
	webster.state.ky.us /oea/whatequip.html (1956 words)

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		Callers to a two-line captioned telephone user can simply dial the telephone number of the captioned telephone user, and the relay service for the captioned telephone is then connected automatically through the second telephone line.
		Captioned telephone, on the other hand, mirrors traditional TRS, in that the costs associated with in-state minutes are recoverable from the state, and the costs associated with interstate minutes are recoverable from the Interstate Fund. This leaves the provision of in-state captioned telephone calls subject to the limitations and vagaries of each state.
		Captioned telephone services must allow for both one line and two line (where one line is for voice and one is for captions) captioned telephone relay service over various transmission methods, pipelines and hybrids — so long as the service provided meets the minimum standards otherwise set for captioned telephone relay service.
	www.aapd.com /policies/downloads/FCCcaptionedTelePetition.doc (5415 words)

	CapTel - The Captioned Telephone
		Captions can be turned on or off on demand, at any point in a conversation.
		Telephone lines for CapTel must be analog, the same type of line that is used by a standard telephone or a stand-alone fax machine.
		There is an initial delay between the time you answer the call and the time that captions begin, because it takes time for the phone to connect to the Captioning Service and initiate captions.
	www.captionedtelephone.com /2linefaq.phtml (1426 words)

	Captioned Telephone Service Coming Soon to Hard Of Hearing and Deaf Community in NY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The New York Relay Captioned Telephone Service is an assistive technology aimed at easing communications for the more than 24 million Americans who are hard of hearing, have experienced hearing loss later in life or deaf individuals who prefer to use their own voice.
		The New York Relay Captioned Telephone Service is a leading-edge technology developed by Ultratec, Inc. of Madison, Wis., that also requires a special CapTelTM-equipped phone in order to place a call to the New York Relay Captioned Telephone Service.
		Captioned Telephone services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, and there is no charge for the service.
	www2.sprint.com /mr/news_dtl.do?id=14060 (775 words)

	Improved phone service coming for hearing impaired (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Communicating over the phone has become a lot faster for Sudler since New Jersey went to a captioned telephone service, where users can see words on the phone as they are spoken.
		New York state will install the captioned telephones for the people who have them, but details on how to sign up for the installation are still being worked out by the Public Service Commission.
		New York is the 39th state to provide the caption telephone service to its residents and, beginning in January, has agreed to install 300 captioned phones per-month.
	www.thejournalnews.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006608170319 (672 words)

	Captioned Telephone Service"
		Captioned Telephone users place a call in the same way they would when using a traditional phone - by dialing the number directly.
		The Captioned Telephone automatically connects to New York Relay Captioned Telephone Service as you dial.
		You can order a Captioned Telephone online anytime or you can fill out an order form (click here to download a PDF).
	www.nyrelay.com /whatiscaptel.htm (108 words)

	Relay Nevada
		As they talk a specially trained CA at the captioned center transcribes everything the other party says into text, using the latest of voice-recognition technology.
		The captions appear almost instantly with the spoken word, allowing the CapTel user to understand everything that is said—either by hearing or by reading it.
		Two-line VCO allows a customer with two telephone lines to use one line for speaking directly to a hearing person while the other line is used to receive the hearing person's typed responses at the same time.
	www.relaynevada.com /ttyfeatures (1351 words)

	Qwest \| Residential \| Center for Customers with Disabilities
		A trained communications assistant will answer your call and relay the telephone conversation between you and the party you are calling.
		Captioned Telephone: This service requires a specially designed telephone that allows a person with hearing loss to receive word-for-word captions of the conversation while simultaneously listening to the voice of the other party.
		Text Telephone: Also called Teletypewriter, TTY is a specially designed typewriter-like device that allows users to carry on telephone conversations in the form of text conversations with the communications assistant.
	www.qwest.com /residential/disabled/trsvrs.html (345 words)

	Empire Information Services: News Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Commission also directed that the new captioned telephone service be available starting in January 2007.
		Captioned telephone service uses a telephone that displays near real-time captions of the current conversation, thereby providing greater functional equivalency for the hearing impaired.
		The captions are displayed on a screen embedded into the telephone base.
	www.eisinc.com /release/storiesh/NYSDPS.654.html (537 words)

	Volume 25 Issue 11
		For many people with hearing loss, the captioned telephone comes closest of the available technologies to providing service that is functionally equivalent to that provided to hearing folks.
		Captioned telephone service has quickly become a preferred choice for phone communication by many people who are deaf and hard of hearing.
		If you are you interested in seeing captioned telephone service become a permanent, full time service in all states in the U.S., send in your comments by December 30, 2005, when the first round of comments are due.
	www.hearinglossweb.com /res/pub/nsltr/hln/v25/i11.htm (3505 words)

	DWT LLP \| Practice Areas: Telecom FCC Daily
		In the Two-line Captioned Telephone Order, the Commission instructed NECA to determine and apply, on an annual basis, an allocation factor for inbound two-line captioned telephone calls that is based on the relationship between interstate and international traditional TRS calls and all intrastate, interstate, and international traditional TRS calls.
		Two-line captioned telephone service permits the user to simultaneously listen to and read what the other person is saying; however, through use of the second line, it provides the user access to functionality that one-line captioned telephone service does not offer.
		The Commission also adopted the allocation methodology proposed by the NECA, the administrator of the Interstate TRS Fund, for determining the number of inbound two-line captioned telephone minutes that should be compensated from that Fund.
	www.dwt.com /practc/telecom/bulletins/08-26-05_FCC.htm (765 words)

	Captioned Telephone Service to be Provided in New York State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Captioned Telephone is similar to captioned television: spoken words appear as written text for viewers to read.
		Captioned Telephone provides the closest thing to real-time captioning for the phone where words appear on a built-in screen on the phone so users can read the words while listening to the voice of the other party.
		Captioned Telephone now is limited and rationed by the states due to cost.
	www.healthyhearing.com /library/news_content.asp?news_id=820 (891 words)

	DWT LLP \| Practice Areas: Telecom FCC Daily
		In Order FCC 05-141, the Commission clarified that two-line captioned telephone service is a type of telecommunications relay service ("TRS") eligible for compensation from the Interstate TRS Fund.
		According to the News Release, two-line captioned telephone service permits the user to simultaneously listen to and read what the other person is saying; however, through use of the second line, it provides the user access to functionality that one-line captioned telephone service does not offer.
		The Commission also adopted the allocation methodology proposed by the National Exchange Carrier Association ("NECA"), the administrator of the Interstate TRS Fund, for determining the number of inbound two-line captioned telephone minutes that should be compensated from that Fund.
	www.dwt.com /practc/telecom/bulletins/07-15-05_FCC.htm (773 words)

	Captioned Telephone Service
		CTVRS combines the spoken word with the printed word visible on the telephone set during a telephone conversation.
		The Commission is seeking CTVRS that is functionally equivalent to regular telephone service.
		The nature of the captioning is up to the prospective contractor so long as the requisite speed, accuracy, and reliability of the captioning is met or exceeded.
	www.puc.state.pa.us /telecom/trs/trs_captioned.aspx (338 words)

	Captioned Telephones
		The captions appear almost simultaneously with the spoken word, allowing the CapTel phone users to understand everything that is said — either by hearing it or by reading it.
		It can also be used as a traditional amplified telephone, with the captions feature turned off.
		The cost of the captioning service is covered by Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) funds as part of Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
	www.adcohearing.com /tel_captioned.html (409 words)

	Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The consumer would make a voice to voice call to the other party on a standard telephone and the PSTN; at the same time, the voice of the called party is directed from the consumer's telephone to a personal computer (or similar device) that routes it to the provider via the Internet.
		As a result, the consumer can both hear (to the extent possible) what the called party is saying over the standard voice telephone headset, and read the text of what the called party said on the computer or similar device.
		In addition, captions provided on a computer screen can accommodate a much wider group of individuals, including persons with low vision, because they can take advantage of the large text, variable fonts and variable colors that are available.
	www.agbell.org /DesktopDefault.aspx?p=Captioned_Telephone (446 words)

	NASCIO - Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A CapTel user relies on special equipment, a captioned telephone, with a built in display that allows the user to directly dial the party he or she is calling, listen to that party speak, and simultaneously read captions of the conversation on one standard telephone line.
		The CapTel telephone is for those individuals who opt to use their own voice to communicate during a telephone call as is often the case for users with residual hearing, and late deafened adults.
		The CapTel set is not a TTY; rather it is a telephone which allows users to have natural back and forth conversations with captioning support.
	www.nascio.org /awards/2002awards/accessibility.cfm (593 words)

	Ultratec - Headlines
		This is in addition to the company's existing captioning center in the University Research Park in Madison, Wisconsin.
		The decision was made, in part, in response to ongoing requests by several local advocates who requested access to the technology on behalf of the large number of New York state residents with hearing loss.
		Efforts like those displayed by trialists and advocates in Pennsylvania emphasize the benefits of captioned telephone voice relay services and the need to expand such services to a larger number of users.
	www.ultratec.com /about/headlines.php (859 words)

	The Winchester Star (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Donna Williams still is getting used to her captioned telephone.
		Donna Williams, an outreach specialist for the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, uses her captioned telephone — CapTel, for short — in her office at Access Independence in Winchester.
		She doesn’t need to dial a special number to receive the service; all she has to do is pick up her phone, dial a number, and start talking.
	www.winchesterstar.com /TheWinchesterStar/050108/Area_phones.asp (481 words)

	Hearing Systems, Inc.
		Ideal for people with some degree of hearing loss, the Captioned Telephone (CapTel) works like any other telephone with one important addition: It displays every word the caller says throughout the conversation.
		Calls are made in a natural manner, simply dial the telephone number directly for the person you are calling
		Ability to review captions during or after a call (approximately 500 lines of conversation can be reviewed in memory after hanging up)
	www.hearingsystemsinc.com /assistivedevices/Captel (278 words)

	Relay Colorado - About Captioned Relay Telephone Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Public Utilities Commission is authorized by state and federal law to administer telecommunication relay services (TRS) in Colorado.
		The newest Relay Colorado service is Captioned Telephone (CapTel).
		It allows callers to listen to another party and read written captions of the conversation in real time, similar to captioned television.
	www.dora.state.co.us /puc/telecom/relay_colorado/CaptionedRelay.htm (276 words)

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