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Federal Relay Program Background. December 6, 2007. Federal Relay Timeline. 1986. Pub L 100-542 10/28/88. Pre-GSA Pilot. 02/93. GSA. GSA/Sprint. 03/20/89. New. 06/28/07. Federal Relay Service (FedRelay).
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Federal Relay Program Background December 6, 2007
Federal Relay Timeline 1986 Pub L 100-542 10/28/88 Pre-GSA Pilot 02/93 GSA GSA/Sprint 03/20/89 New 06/28/07
Federal Relay Service (FedRelay) • FedRelay provides equivalent telecommunications access for federal personnel who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have speech disabilities. • Telephonically-Based Services • TTY/Voice/ASCII (a.k.a. TRS) • Captioned Telephone (CapTel) • Speech-to-Speech (STS) • Internet-Based Services • Video Relay Service (VRS) • Internet Protocol (IP) Relay • Relay Conference Captioning (RCC)
Federal Relay Team • Ed Smith, Program Manager • (703) 306-6394 • ed.smith@gsa.gov • Pat Stevens, COTR • (703) 306-6308 • patricia.stevens@gsa.gov • Randy Murbach, Program Manager • (800) 316-4406 • randy.g.murbach@sprint.com • Karl Ewan, Agency Liaison • (800) 713-6327 • karl.a.ewan@sprint.com • For more information, go to www.federalrelay.us