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  "type": "comment-period",
  "data": {
    "documentNumber": "2026-05213",
    "title": "Internet-Based Telecommunications Relay Service Modernization",
    "summary": "The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes to modernize its telecommunications relay services (TRS) rules and seeks comment on the use of automatic speech recognition (ASR) for speech-to- text conversion and advanced text-to-speech technologies for Internet Protocol (IP) Relay Service; the need for metrics for IP Relay quality; the compatibility of IP Relay with Real-Time Text (RTT) technology; adding captioning functionality to Video Relay Service (VRS) platforms; amending VRS calling rules for calls to U.S. embassies and consulates by U.S. residents while traveling abroad; adjusting VRS call center requirements; streamlining TRS provider certification and user registration processes; updating or eliminating obsolete rules; and closing outdated dockets. With these proposals, the Commission presents targeted reforms that align internet-based TRS with twenty-first century technological advancements in relay services that can better serve the needs of persons with disabilities while securing the viability and enhancing the effectiveness and functional equivalency of internet-based TRS.",
    "agency": "Federal Communications Commission",
    "commentsCloseOn": "2026-04-16",
    "daysUntilClose": 28,
    "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/17/2026-05213/internet-based-telecommunications-relay-service-modernization"
  },
  "source": {
    "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/17/2026-05213/internet-based-telecommunications-relay-service-modernization",
    "api": "federalregister.gov"
  }
}