Legal Opinion
Sorenson Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 4, 2009No. 08-9503, 08-9507, 08-9545, 08-9547, 08-9550PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) mandates that individuals with hearing or speech disabilities have access to telecommunications relay services (“TRS”), which are telephone transmission services enabling such individuals to communicate in a manner functionally equivalent to how individuals without disabilities communicate. 47 U.S.C. § 225(a)(3), (b)(1). Interstate TRS providers are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from a fund (the “TRS Fund”) governed by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”). 47 C.F.R. § 64.604(c)(5)(iii). In…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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- Rust v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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