From AAPD (10.29.10):
FCC Wastes No Time! Comments Sought for New Regulations on 21st Century Communications Act
On October 21, 2010, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Public Notice soliciting your input on the meaning of key provisions in new Section 716 of the 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act. This new comprehensive disability accessibility legislation was signed by President Obama on October 8. Wasting no time, the FCC asks for public comments on the new obligation for manufacturers and service providers to provide access to Internet browsers in wireless telephones by blind or visually-impaired individuals. This comments solicitation asks also for ways to implement the new recordkeeping obligations. The FCC will use the comments they receive on these topics to develop a full Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) as required by the Act. Comments are due Monday November 22, with Reply Comments due Tuesday, December 7, 2010.
7-page public notice seeking comments at https://prodnet.www.neca.org/publicationsdocs/wwpdf/da102029.pdf or Word version on coalition website at http://www.coataccess.org/node/9908
Certified Copy of new Act (21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act of 2010/S.3304) is at https://prodnet.www.neca.org/publicationsdocs/wwpdf/s3304.pdf
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