FCC Staff Extends VRS Rates Through June 30

The FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau extended until June 30 the current tiered compensation rates for video relay service supported by the Telecom Relay Services Fund, absent additional action by the commission before then, said an order listed in Monday's Daily Digest. Commissioners previously extended the rates until Dec. 31 (see Notebook 2105200044). The bureau cited the "inherently complex" nature of setting VRS rates and the COVID-19 pandemic.