IP CTS Provider Petitions FCC for Emergency Rate Relief
An IP-captioned telephone service provider asked the FCC for a waiver of the IP CTS 2019-20 compensation rate adjustment. MezmoCorp (dba InnoCaption) and seeks a rate freeze at the current $1.75 per-minute interim rate until a permanent rate methodology is…
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implemented, said an emergency petition posted Thursday in docket 03-123. InnoCaption earlier joined advocates for the deaf endorsing a proposal to maintain $1.75 for another year, rather than cutting it again, to $1.58 as planned July 1 (see 1903210030). InnoCaption's petition said as “the newest entrant” in the IP CTS market, it’s not “in a position to absorb these rate reductions at such a rapid pace due to the need for continued investment in personnel and technology,” and a lower fee might force it to withdraw from the market.