Comments Due July 19 on Convo VRS Petition

The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau wants comment by July 19, replies by Aug. 3, on Convo Communications' petition for rulemaking and interim waiver regarding certain video relay service rules, said a public notice Thursday in docket 03-123. Convo asked the FCC to raise the cap on VRS minutes handled by communications assistants working from home from 50% to 80% of a provider's monthly minutes. The company wants to partially lift the prohibition on VRS providers contracting for communication assistants' services to allow them to be contracted for up to 30% of a provider's monthly VRS minutes. Both rules are waived until Aug. 31.