Sec.  64.611   Internet-based TRS registration.

   (a) Default provider registration. Every provider of VRS or IP Relay must,
   no  later than December 31, 2008, provide users with the capability to
   register with that VRS or IP Relay provider as a “default provider.” Upon a
   user's registration, the VRS or IP Relay provider shall:

   (1) Either:

   (i) Facilitate the user's valid number portability request as set forth in
   47 CFR 52.34; or, if the user does not wish to port a number,

   (ii) Assign that user a geographically appropriate North American Numbering
   Plan telephone number; and

   (2) Route and deliver all of that user's inbound and outbound calls unless
   the user chooses to place a call with, or receives a call from, an alternate
   provider.

   (b) Mandatory registration of new users. As of December 31, 2008, VRS and IP
   Relay providers must, prior to the initiation of service for an individual
   that has not previously utilized VRS or IP Relay, register that new user as
   described in paragraph (a) of this section.

   (c) Obligations of default providers and former default providers. (1)
   Default providers must:

   (i) Obtain current routing information, including IP addresses or domain
   names and user names, from their Registered Internet-based TRS Users;

   (ii) Provision such information to the TRS Numbering Directory; and

   (iii) Maintain such information in their internal databases and in the TRS
   Numbering Directory.

   (2)  Internet-based TRS providers (and, to the extent necessary, their
   Numbering Partners) must:

   (i) Take such steps as are necessary to cease acquiring routing information
   from any VRS or IP Relay user that ports his or her number to another VRS or
   IP Relay provider or otherwise selects a new default provider;

   (ii) Communicate among themselves as necessary to ensure that:

   (A) Only the default provider provisions routing information to the central
   database; and

   (B) VRS and IP Relay providers other than the default provider are aware
   that they must query the TRS Numbering Directory in order to obtain accurate
   routing information for a particular user of VRS or IP Relay.

   (d) Proxy numbers. After December 31, 2008, a VRS or IP Relay provider:

   (1) May not assign or issue a proxy or alias for a NANP telephone number to
   any user; and

   (2)  Must  cease to use any proxy or alias for a NANP telephone number
   assigned or issued to any Registered Internet-based TRS User.

   (e) CPE. (1) Every VRS or IP Relay provider must ensure that all CPE they
   have issued, leased, or otherwise provided to VRS or IP Relay users delivers
   routing  information  or  other information only to the user's default
   provider, except as is necessary to complete or receive “dial around” calls
   on a case-by-case basis.

   (2) All CPE issued, leased, or otherwise provided to VRS or IP Relay users
   by  Internet-based  TRS  providers must be capable of facilitating the
   requirements of this section.

   (f)  User notification. Every VRS or IP Relay provider must include an
   advisory  on  its  website and in any promotional materials addressing
   numbering or E911 services for VRS or IP Relay.

   (1) At a minimum, the advisory must address the following issues:

   (i)  The  process  by which VRS or IP Relay users may obtain ten-digit
   telephone numbers, including a brief summary of the numbering assignment and
   administration processes adopted herein;

   (ii) The portability of ten-digit telephone numbers assigned to VRS or IP
   Relay users;

   (iii) The process by which persons using VRS or IP Relay may submit, update,
   and  confirm  receipt  by  the  provider  of their Registered Location
   information; and

   (iv) An explanation emphasizing the importance of maintaining accurate,
   up-to-date Registered Location information with the user's default provider
   in  the  event  that  the  individual  places an emergency call via an
   Internet-based relay service.

   (2) VRS and IP Relay providers must obtain and keep a record of affirmative
   acknowledgment  by  every Registered Internet-based TRS User of having
   received and understood the advisory described in this subsection.

   [ 73 FR 41295 , July 18, 2008]

   Effective Date Note:   At  73 FR 41295 , July 18, 2008,  Sec. 64.611 was added.
   Paragraphs  (a),(  b), (c), and (f) contain information collection and
   recordkeeping requirements and will not become effective until approval has
   been given by the Office of Management and Budget.