3 easy ways you can help

Tell the FCC and Congress to require proof of need in order to use Internet Relay similar to what states require before issuing handicapped license plates. Legitimate relay users would submit a letter from a health care professional saying they need the service. After verification, they would then be issued a username and password to log on to the Internet Relay websites.

Tell the FCC to require proof of need in order to use Relay If this link is broken, go to the FCC website at www.fcc.gov and select ECFS Express (left navigation area, under Filing Public Comments), then Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) - Docket 98-67. If you have a dial-up Internet connection, you may be unable to link to the FCC's website. In that case, you can mail your comments to Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Secretary, 445 12th Street, SW, Room TW-204B, Washington, DC 20554. Reference Docket 98-67 in your comments.

Look up and contact your U.S. Congressperson about Relay This link looks up your U.S. Congressional Representative and provides an e-mail form. For a local phone number, look in the blue pages in the front of your phone directory under Federal - Congress.

Look up and contact your U.S. Senators about Relay This link looks up your U.S. Senators and provides email addresses as well as Washington, D.C. phone numbers and addresses. For local phone numbers, look in the blue pages in the front of your phone directory under Federal - Congress.

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