Mo. Public Counsel Backs State TRS Fund Review

Missouri’s Public Counsel “supports a renewed look” at the state’s relay service fund, the office commented Thursday at the Missouri Public Service Commission in case TO-2024-0033. The PSC sought comment last month on the continued need for the state’s TRS fund and to review the program’s current 10 cent per line monthly surcharge (see 2308140044). The office cited a declining number of subscribers and technological advancement as reasons to review the Relay Missouri Fund. “If this analysis were to indicate that certain telecommunications services would be lost for deaf, hearing-impaired, and/or speech impaired Missourians, and that the Relay Missouri Fund should continue, it may be worthwhile to revisit the Fund and determine whether changes should be made to better reflect the types of services needed today.”