FCC Ends American Standard Code for Information Interchange Mandate for Text Telephone Relay Services, Citing Obsolete Technology
August 26, 2026
August 26, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Federal Communications Commission has voted to eliminate a rule requiring text telephone-based relay services to support the American Standard Code for Information Interchange, or ASCII, a format the agency said has fallen out of practical use. The action came in Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; Delete, Delete, Delete (CG Docket No. 03-123; GN Docket No. 25-133).
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