Sorenson Seeks Partial Reconsideration of VRS Rules

Sorenson asked the FCC to reconsider certain parts of its June order on video relay services, in a petition posted Friday in docket 03-123 (see 2206300058). It sought reconsideration of the requirement that VRS providers "terminate service to unregistered customers after the two-week grace period" and that a porting-in VRS provider "reverses an unregistered customer’s porting process after the two-week grace period." Removing a phone and routing number "renders the user's service inoperable," Sorenson said, and "just because some users cannot complete verification within two weeks does not mean that they should lose access to essential VRS services entirely." A porting-in provider should also be allowed to continue providing service during re-verification "provided that the porting-in provider does not seek compensation until such time as the consumer is re-verified," Sorenson said.