Associate Communications Minister David Cunliffe and Disability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson today announced the release of the proposed service description for the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS ...

WASHINGTON (CN) - The Federal Communications Commission issued two regulations meant to tackle misuse of government-funded communication services used by the hearing and speech-impaired.

TRS enables individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind or have difficulty speaking to communicate with friends, family members and businesses over the phone. Traditional TRS call types ...

A deaf person with a craving for a late-night pizza can order it over the phone without having someone else do the talking, thanks to a special service aimed at helping 1.5 million Floridians. The ...

At 24, Davelis Goutoufas wished he didn't have to rely on his mother to make his phone calls. But for Goutoufas, who has been deaf since early childhood, a family member's help was a necessity if he ...

These days, nearly everyone communicates through some kind of keyboard, whether they are texting, emailing, or posting on various internet discussion forums. Talking over the phone is almost outmoded ...

A federally subsidized telephone service uses the Internet to link deaf and hearing callers, but the service is plagued by pranksters and outright fraud. Even businesses are getting scammed. For ...

Birmingham-area merchants are being targeted by scam artists using a new Internet-age twist on an old scheme, according to merchants and a credit card processing company. Scam artists are trying to ...

What’s the news: T-Mobile will provide telecommunications relay services in the state of Texas for people who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind, Low-Vision or have a Speech Disability, building on ...