Auction Makes Sense for IP CTS, Layton Says

The FCC is right to propose cuts to IP captioned telephone service rates but should consider an auction (see 2009090048), said Roslyn Layton, visiting researcher at Aalborg University who's writing a paper on the topic. “The FCC should build on its important success with rural broadband subsidies, to bring reverse auctions to the markets for deaf and hearing impaired services,” she emailed Friday: “The reverse auction model matches well with the [Americans with Disabilities Act's] societal goals and the FCC’s statutory duty.”